Answer:
y - 2 = -1/3(x + 1)
Step-by-step explanation:
Point slope form equation
y - y_1 = m ( x - x_1)
m = slope
We are given the slope
Slope m = -1/3
Substitute m into the equation y - y_1 = -1/3(x - x _1)
Substitute the point
( -1 , 2)
x_1 = -1
y_1 = 2
y - 2 = -1/3 ( x -(-1))
y - 2 = -1/3( x + 1)
We do not open the bracket except if we are to write the equation of a line in slope intercept form.
