Answer:
y= -1/2x+5
Step-by-step explanation:
The formula you need to use is (y-y1)=m(x-x1)
x1=the x point provided
y1=the y point provided
m=the slope
Simply plug the numbers into the equation to start.
(y-3)= -1/2(x-4) Now we need to distribute the slope to both terms inside the parenthesis.
-1/2(x)= -1/2x
-1/2(-4)= 2 Now you put them back into the equation.
(y-3)= -1/2x+2
At this point you can get rid to the parenthesis around y-3 because it is basically saying to take it times 1.
y-3= -1/2x+2 Finally to get y alone you would add 3 to both sides.
+3 +3
y= -1/2x+5
