Answer:
y - 6 = -1 (x+5)
Step-by-step explanation:
1) First, find the slope of the line. Use the slope formula [tex]m = \frac{y_2-y_1}{x_2-x_1} \\[/tex]. Substitute the x and y values of (-5,6) and (0,1) into the formula and simplify like so:
[tex]m = \frac{(1)-(6)}{(0)-(-5)} \\m = \frac{1-6}{0+5} \\m = \frac{-5}{5} \\m = -1[/tex]
So, the slope of the line is -1.
2) Now we have enough information to write the equation of the line in point-slope form. Use the point-slope formula [tex]y-y_1 = m (x-x_1)[/tex] and substitute real values for the [tex]m[/tex], [tex]x_1[/tex], and [tex]y_1[/tex].
Since [tex]m[/tex] represents the slope of the line, substitute -1 in its place. Since [tex]x_1[/tex] and [tex]y_1[/tex] represent the x and y values of a point the line intersects, substitute the x and y values of (-5, 6) in those places as well. This gives the following equation and answer:
[tex]y-6 = -1(x+5)[/tex]
