Question

It's #25 guys. Show your work!

Answer 1

`y+8 = (1)/(2)(x-7)` is equivalent to
`y-(-8) = (1)/(2)(x-7)`

That is in the form
`y-y_(1) = m(x-x_(1))` which is point slope form

In this case,

m = 1/2 is the slope
(x1,y1) = (7,-8) is the point the line goes through