Chapter 2 - Section 2.5 - Equations of Lines and Linear Models - Summary Exercises on Graphs, Circles, Functions, and Equations - Page 231: 13

$y=-5/6x-5/2$ See graph.

A line in point-slope form has the equation: $y-y_1=m(x-x_1)$ We have the point $(3,-5)$ and slope $-5/6$: $y--5=-5/6(x-3)$ $y+5=-5/6(x-3)$ $y=-5/6(x-3)-5$ $y=-5/6x+(5/6)*3-5$ $y=-5/6x+(5/2)-5$ $y=-5/6x-5/2$