Exercise 3 Page 180

An equation in Point-slope form follows a specific format. y- y_1= m(x- x_1) In this format, m represents the slope and the point ( x_1, y_1) lies on the line. We are given the point ( -8, -5) and the slope - 34, so we have everything we need to create a point-slope form equation.

Please note that any point on the line can be used to form a point-slope equation. Therefore, our equation is only one of infinitely many possible equations!