Write an equation in standard form that has a slope of -1 and passes through the point (-5, -1).

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Cosmologicon · Answer 1 · 2021-02-03T12:11:33+0000

Answer:

y = -x-6

Explanation:

For this problem we use point-slope formula:

y-y1 = m (x2-x1)

When we plug in our values, it looks like this:

y-(-1) = -1 (x-(-5))

When we rearrange into slope-intercept form, we get this:

y = -x-6

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