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Indicate the equation of the line through (2, -4) and having slope of 3/5.

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let


m = 3/5 is the slope


(x1, y1) = (2, -4) is a point on the line


we will use the point - slope formula:


y - y1 = m (x - x1)


plug the values x1 = 2, y1 = -4, m = 3/5 into the last equation:


y - (-4) = (3/5)(x - 2)


by simplifying we find the equation of the line:


y = (3/5)x - (26/5)


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