Question

How do you write an equation of a line through (-4,-5) and slope 5/4?

Answer 1

`y=5/4x`

Explanation:

You would use the formula:

`y-y_1=m(x-x_1)`

where m is the slope of the line and `(x_1;y_1)` is a point belonging to the line.

Then

`y+5=5/4(x+4)`

`y=5/4xcancel(+5)cancel(-5)`