Q. What is the equation of the line that passes through the point (5,7) and has a slope of −51 ?Answer:
Identify slope and point: Identify the slope m and the point (x1,y1) through which the line passes.We have:Slope m: −51Point (x1,y1): (5,7)The slope-intercept form of a line is y=mx+b, where m is the slope and b is the y-intercept.
Use point-slope form: Use the point-slope form of the equation of a line to find the y-intercept b. The point-slope form is (y−y1)=m(x−x1). Substitute the given point and slope into the point-slope form: (y−7)=−51(x−5)
Simplify equation to find y: Simplify the equation to find the value of b. (y−7)=−51x+51⋅5 (y−7)=−51x+1 Now, add 7 to both sides to solve for y: y=−51x+1+7 y=−51x+8
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