How do you write an equation in point-slope form of the line that passes through the point (4, -1) and has a slope of -5?

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Answer 1 · 2018-04-13T18:03:56

#y + 1 = -5(x-4)#

Here's how I did it:

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Since we have the value of one point and the slope, we can plug those into the formula:
#y - (-1) = -5(x-4)#

And we can simplify that to:
#y + 1 = -5(x-4)#

Hope this helps!