Question

What is the equation of the line with slope `m= -5` that passes through `(-3,-7)`?

Answer 1

`color(brown)(y + 5x + 22 = 0`

Explanation:

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

`m = -5, x_1 = -3, y_1 = -7`

`y + 7 = -5 * (x + 3)`

`color(brown)(y + 5x + 22 = 0`

graph{-5x - 22 [-20, 20, -10, 10]}