What is the point slope form of a line that has a slope of -4 and passes through point (-3,1)

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asked Sep 17, 2019 84.1k views

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Cousin · Answer 1 · 2019-09-21T05:08:04+0000

The point-slope formula is:
y-y_1=m(x-x_1)

We know the slope is -4 and the ordered pair
(x_1,y_1) is (-3,1)

So plug it in:
y-1=-4(x-(-3))

y-1=-4(x+3)

That is the point slope form

You can simplify it further to slope-intercept form if you want to, which helps graph it in my opinion