Answer :

The equation for the line in point-slope form is:

[tex]y-y_1=m(x-x_1)[/tex]

Where m is the slope and (x1, y1) is a point of the line. If we have two points (x1,y1) and (x2, y2), the slope is equal to:

[tex]m=\frac{y_2-y_1}{x_2-x_1}[/tex]

So, replacing (3, -8) and (-2, 5), we get that the slope and the equation of the line are:

[tex]m=\frac{5-(-8)}{-2-3}=\frac{5+8}{-5}=\frac{-13}{5}[/tex][tex]\begin{gathered} y-(-8)=\frac{-13}{5}(x-3) \\ y+8=-\frac{13}{5}(x-3) \end{gathered}[/tex]

Therefore, the equation in slope-intercept form is calculated as:

[tex]\begin{gathered} y+8=-\frac{13}{5}x-\frac{13}{5}\cdot(-3) \\ y+8=-\frac{13}{5}x+\frac{39}{5} \\ y=-\frac{13}{5}x+\frac{39}{5}-8 \\ y=-\frac{13}{5}x-\frac{1}{5} \end{gathered}[/tex]

Answer: Point-slope form:

[tex]y+8=-\frac{13}{5}(x-3)[/tex]

slope-intercept form:

[tex]y=-\frac{13}{5}x-\frac{1}{5}[/tex]

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