Use point-slope form to write the equation of a line that passes through the point left bracket, 15, comma, 5, right bracket(15,5) with slope start fraction, 15, divided by, 8, end fraction

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The equation of a line using point-slope form is given by y - y1 = m(x - x1), where (x1, y1) is a point on the line and m is the slope.

Given that the point is (15, 5) and the slope is 15/8, we can substitute these values into the equation:

y - 5 = (15/8)(x - 15)