What is the equation of the line with slope # m= -3/49 # that passes through # (13/7,1/21) #?

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Answer 1 · 2018-06-25T01:08:13

#y-1/21=-3/49(x-1/21)#

Use the point-slope form for a linear equation:

#y-y_1=m(x-x_1)#,

where:

#m# is the slope, and #(x_1,y_1)# is the point.

Plug in the known values.

#y-1/21=-3/49(x-1/21)#

If you want to convert to the slope-intercept form, solve the point-slope form for #y#.