Question

How do you write an equation of a line given (8, 13), m=-9?

Answer 1

See the entire solution process below:

Explanation:

We can use the point-slope formula to write and equation for the line described by the information in the problem:

The point-slope formula states: `(y - color(red)(y_1)) = color(blue)(m)(x - color(red)(x_1))`

Where `color(blue)(m)` is the slope and `color(red)(((x_1, y_1)))` is a point the line passes through.

Substituting the values from the problem gives:

`(y - color(red)(13)) = color(blue)(-9)(x - color(red)(8))`