What is the equation of the line, in slope-intercept form, that goes through the point #(-6,4)# with #m=-1/2#?
1 Answer
Dec 20, 2016
Explanation:
To start, slope-intercept form is
where
However, when just given a point, (-6,4) ,and the slope, we need to use another form called point slope form.
which is
Here,
and
Our equation is now:
Next, we need to distribute the
This yields
With this, Our equation is now
Our last step is to add 4 to both sides. (to isolate
We now get
Hope this helps!