What is the equation of a line that has a slope of 1/2 and passes through (-8, -5)?

1 Answer
Dec 15, 2015

color(white)(xx)y=1/2x+1

Explanation:

color(white)(xx)y=mx+c
color(white)(xxx)=color(red)(1/2)x+c

For x=-8 and y=-5,
=>-5=1/2(-8)+c
=>c=1

=>y=1/2x+color(red)1