Problema Solution
write the equation in standard form
slope = 5 and passes thru (-1, -7)
Answer provided by our tutors
First we will write the point-slope form:
y - y1 = m(x - x1), where m is the slope and (x1, y1) are the coordinates of a point on the line
In our case m = 5, (x1, y1) = (-1, -7) so the point=slope equation is:
y - (-7) = 5(x - (-1))
y + 7 = 5(x + 1)
Since the standard form of an equation is Ax + By = C, where A, B and C are integers we have:
y + 7 = 5(x + 1)
y + 7 = 5x + 1
y - 5x = 1 - 7
y + (-5)x = -6
The standard form is y + (-5)x = -6.