Question

How do you write an equation of a line with slope of a line is -1/5 , and the y-intercept is 5?

Answer 1

`y=-1/5x+5`

Explanation:

The equation of a line in `color(blue)"slope-intercept form"` is

`color(red)(|bar(ul(color(white)(a/a)color(black)(y=mx+b)color(white)(a/a)|)))`
where m represents the slope and b, the y-intercept.

here m `=-1/5" and " b=5`

Substituting these values into the equation gives.

`color(red)(|bar(ul(color(white)(a/a)color(black)(y=-1/5x+5)color(white)(a/a)|)))" is the equation"`