Question

What is the equation of the line that passes through the point (-5,1) and has a slope of -1/5?

Answer 1

x + 5y = 0

Explanation:

y = mx + b

y = -1/5 x + b

1 = -1/5 (-5) + b

1 = 1 + b

b = 0

y = -1/5 x

5y = -x

x + 5y = 0