Question

point slope form: passes through (8,-4) slope=1/2?

Answer 1

The point-slope form is given by:

$\begin{gathered} y-y1=m(x-x1) \\ \text{let:}_{} \\ m=\frac{1}{2} \\ (x1,y1)=(8,-4) \\ y-(-4)=\frac{1}{2}(x-8) \\ y+4=\frac{1}{2}(x-8) \end{gathered}$