Question

What is the equation in point slope form for the line passing through (12,-9) with slope m=17?

Answer 1

The general way of writing the slope form equation is:

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

Explanation:

Putting in the values for `x_1` and `y_1rArr`

`y-(-9)=17[x-(12)]`

`y+9=17x-204`

`y=17x-213`