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How do you write the equation in point slope form given (5,3) and slope 7?

Answer 1

Ethan Adkins

#(y - color(red)(3)) = color(blue)(7)(x - color(red)(5))#

The point-slope formula states: #(y - color(red)(y_1)) = color(blue)(m)(x - color(red)(x_1))#

Where #color(blue)(m)# is the slope and #color(red)(((x_1, y_1)))# is a point the line passes through.

Substituting the point and slope from the problem gives:

#(y - color(red)(3)) = color(blue)(7)(x - color(red)(5))#

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Answer 2

Avery Alexander

The point-slope form of a linear equation is:

y - y₁ = m(x - x₁)

Substitute the given values:

y - 3 = 7(x - 5)

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