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How do you write the equation in point slope form given m=3 (-4,-1)?

Answer 1

Genesis Allen

#y+1=3(x+4)" " "#Equation in Point-Slope Form

From the given We have a point #(x_1, y_1)=(-4, -1)# with slope #m=3#

The point-slope form of the line is:

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

just substitute the given

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

#y-(-1)=3(x-(-4))#

then simplify

#y+1=3(x+4)" " "#Equation in Point-Slope Form

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Answer 2

Nathan Axel

The point-slope form of a linear equation is y - y₁ = m(x - x₁), where (x₁, y₁) is a point on the line and m is the slope. Given m = 3 and the point (-4, -1), substitute these values into the formula to get y - (-1) = 3(x - (-4)). Simplify to get y + 1 = 3(x + 4).

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