Elementary Technical Mathematics

Published by Brooks Cole
ISBN 10: 1285199197
ISBN 13: 978-1-28519-919-1

Chapter 8 - Cumulative Review - Page 319: 29

Answer

$y=\frac{1}{2}x-5$

Work Step by Step

In point-slope form, the standard equation of a line is $$y-y_1=m(x-x_1)$$ Thus, we have: $$y+4=\frac{1}{2}(x-2)\Longrightarrow y=\frac{1}{2}x-1-4=\frac{1}{2}x-5 .$$
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