Elementary Technical Mathematics

Published by Brooks Cole
ISBN 10: 1285199197
ISBN 13: 978-1-28519-919-1

Chapter 8 - Test - Page 318: 14

Answer

$$ y= -2x-1 .$$

Work Step by Step

We are told that the line has slope $-2$ and goes through the point $(-2,3)$. The point-slope form of a line is $$y-y_1=m(x-x_1)$$ We substitute the given values to obtain: $$y-3=-2(x+2)\Longrightarrow y=-2x-4+3=-2x-1 .$$
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