Question

What is the equation of a line that has a slope of `1/2` and passes through `(-8, -5)`?

Answer 1

`color(white)(xx)y=1/2x+1`

Explanation:

`color(white)(xx)y=mx+c`
`color(white)(xxx)=color(red)(1/2)x+c`

For `x=-8` and `y=-5`,
`=>-5=1/2(-8)+c`
`=>c=1`

`=>y=1/2x+color(red)1`