Question

What is the equation of the line that goes through `(5,-1)` and has a slope of `3/2`?

Answer 1

`y=3/2x-17/2`

Explanation:

Substitute values into the equation `y-y_1=m(x-x_1)` and solve it

`y-(-1)=3/2(x-5)`
`y+1=3/2x-15/2`
`y=3/2x-17/2`