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A line passes through the point (4, -8) and has a slope of -5/4. Write an equation in slope-intercept form for this line.

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Answer:

The answer is

[tex] \huge y = - \frac{5}{4} x - 3[/tex]

Step-by-step explanation:

To find an equation of a line in when given the slope and a point we use the formula

[tex]y - y_1 = m(x - x_1)[/tex]

From the question we have

[tex]y + 8 = - \frac{5}{4} (x - 4) \\y + 8 = - \frac{5}{4} x + 5 \\ y = - \frac{5}{4} x + 5 - 8[/tex]

We have the final answer as

[tex]y = - \frac{5}{4} - 3 \\ [/tex]

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