What is the equation of the line that passes through (-3, -1) and has a slope of 2/5? put your answer in slope-intercept form.

Hi there!

The general formula of A line in slope-intercept form is the following:


In this formula m represents the slope of the line. Therefore, we can conclude that m = 2/5.


We also know that the line passes through the point (-3, -1) and we can therefore substitute this coordinate into the formula of the line.
x = -3 and y = -1



Multiply first.


And finally add 1 1/5 to both sides of the equation.


We can now switch sides.


Now we've found our value of n, which we can substitute into the formula of our line. Hence, in slope-intercept form, we find the following:

11/2.2 = 5 inches for the length 8.5/2.2= 3.86 inches for the width