How do you write the equation in point slope form given #m=1/2# and point #(7,-6)#?

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Answer 1 · 2017-01-08T06:46:31

#y+6 = 1/2(x-7)#

There are several ways of indicating the equation of a straight line:
There are all interchangeable.

#ax + by + c=0# is general form

#ax + by = c# is standard form

#color(blue)(y-y_1 = m(x-x_1))# is point slope form #larr# use this one

#m = 1/2 and (7,-6)#

#y-(-6) = 1/2(x-7)#

#y+6 = 1/2(x-7)" "# is the required form.