How do you write an equation in standard form with integer coefficients for the line with slope 17/12 going through the point (-5,-3)?

1 Answer
May 3, 2018

17x-12y=-49

Explanation:

The equation is like that:
y=mx+b
m is the slope which equals to 17/12
x=-5
y=-3
b is the intercept.

So
-3=17/12*(-5)+b
-3=-85/12+b
-3+85/12=b
-36/12+85/12=b
49/12=b

An equation in standard form:
y=17/12x+49/12
y*12=17/12*12+49/12*12
12y=17x+49
17x-12y=-49