Write an equation in point-slope form of the line that has a slope of 1/2 and passes through the point (5,-2). graph the line.

Y+2= 1/2(x-5)
The reason the answer contains Y+2 is that the two negatives create a positive.

Answerthe simplified expression isexplanationthe given expression is,let us deal with the bracket first.the two negatives in the parenthesis will become positive.the expression now becomes,we now expand the parenthesis to get,we group like terms to obtain,this simplifies to,