What is the equation of the line with slope # m= -11/5 # that passes through # (-13/15,-13/24) #?

1 Answer
May 16, 2017

See below.

Explanation:

Based on the given information, you can use the point-slope form equation to get the desired equations.

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In this case, you would plug in #m = - (11/5)# for #m# in the point-slope form, along with the x- and y-coordinates of #(-13/15 , -13/24)# for #x1# and #y1# in the equation. Then, you would get this:

#y - (-13/24) = (-11/5)(x - (-13/15))#.

This can be simplified to:

#y + 13/24 = -11/5(x+13/15)#.

This would be your final answer, unless your instructor wants you to express the final answer in slope-intercept form, which is #y = mx + b #. I am not going to take the extra step since you have not specified what form the equation should be expressed in, but this would be your answer for the problem.

I hope that helps!