A line has a slope of 7/10

and passes through the point (9,–3). What is its equation in point-slope form?

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The point-slope form of a line's equation is given by the formula:

\[ y - y_1 = m(x - x_1) \]

where \( m \) is the slope of the line, and \((x_1, y_1)\) is a point on the line.

Given that the slope \( m = \frac{7}{10} \) and the point \((x_1, y_1) = (9, -3)\), we can substitute these values into the point-slope formula:

\[ y - (-3) = \frac{7}{10}(x - 9) \]

This simplifies to:

\[ y + 3 = \frac{7}{10}(x - 9) \]

Thus, the equation of the line in point-slope form is:

\[ y + 3 = \frac{7}{10}(x - 9) \]