How do you write an equation of a line with Slope = –5, passing through (–4, –2)?

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Shura
May 18, 2015

The answer is : y=−5x−22.

The standard form of the equation of a line is : y=mx+c, where m is the slope.

Since you have a point (x,y)=(−4,−2) through which your line passes, you just have to solve the following equation in order to find c :

y=−5x+c

−2=(−5)⋅(−4)+c=20+c

−22=c

Therefore, the equation of your line is : y=−5x−22.

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