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andrewtrantu2008

Answer:

y + 1 = -1/4 (x - 1) Answer choice C is correct.

Step-by-step explanation:

Point Slope Formula: y - y1 = m (x-x1)

Your points:

(1,-1) and (5,-2)

You need to find the slope first:

Use the formula: y2 - y1 / x2 - x1

Your y2 is -2

y1 is -1

x2 is 5

x1 is 1

-2 - (-1)/5-1

-2 + 1 /4

-1/4 is your slope and the "m" in the formula.

Now we know our y1 is -1 and x1 is 1 you just need to plug them in

y + 1 = -1/4 (x - 1)

Notice that I didn't write y - (-1) this is because the negatives cancel into positives.

Answer choice C is correct.

amysun2025

Answer:

c. [tex]y+1=-\frac{1}{4} (x-1)[/tex]

Step-by-step explanation:

Hi there!

We are given the points (1, -1) and (5, -2)

We want to find the equation of that line using those points, in point-slope form

Point-slope form is written as [tex]y-y_1=m(x-x_1)[/tex], where m is the slope and [tex](x_1, y_1)[/tex] is a point

First, let's find the slope of the line

The formula for the slope (m) calculated from 2 points is [tex]\frac{y_2-y_1}{x_2-x_1}[/tex], where [tex](x_1, y_1)[/tex] and [tex](x_2, y_2)[/tex] are points

We already have everything we need to find the slope, but let's label the values of the points to avoid any confusion when calculating.

[tex]x_1=1\\y_1=-1\\x_2=5\\y_2=-2[/tex]

Now substitute:

m=[tex]\frac{y_2-y_1}{x_2-x_1}[/tex]

m=[tex]\frac{-2--1}{5-1}[/tex]

Subtract

m=[tex]\frac{-2+1}{5-1}[/tex]

m=[tex]\frac{-1}{4}[/tex]

The slope of the line is -1/4

Now substitute this into the formula to find point-slope form (remember that this is [tex]y-y_1=m(x-x_1)[/tex], and that m is the slope value)

Therefore:

[tex]y-y_1=-\frac{1}{4} (x-x_1)[/tex]

Now, let's substitute the values of [tex]x_1[/tex] and [tex]y_1[/tex], which we found earlier (which are 1 and -1 respectively) into the equation

[tex]y--1=-\frac{1}{4} (x-1)[/tex]

Simplify

[tex]y+1=-\frac{1}{4} (x-1)[/tex]

This equation matches option c, which is the answer.
Hope this helps!

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