Question

A line with a slope of 1/8 passes through the point (–4,9). What is its equation in point-slope form?

Answer 1

Using point-slope form y − y1 = m(x − x1) with m = 1/8 and (x1,y1) = (−4,9):

y − 9 = (1/8)(x − (−4)) = (1/8)(x + 4).