Q. What is the equation of the line that passes through the point (5,0) and has a slope of −56 ?Answer:
Identify slope and point: Identify the slope m and the point (x1,y1) through which the line passes.The slope m is given as −56, and the point is (5,0).
Use point-slope form: Use the point-slope form of the equation of a line to plug in the values.The point-slope form is y−y1=m(x−x1).Here, y1=0, x1=5, and m=−56.
Substitute values: Substitute the values into the point-slope form equation.y−0=−56(x−5)This simplifies to y=−56x+56⋅5
Simplify equation: Simplify the equation.y=−56x+6This is the equation of the line in slope-intercept form, where the y-intercept (b) is 6.
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