Exercise 14 Page 246

Using the given point and slope, we can apply the point-slope form to write the equation. An equation in point-slope form follows a specific format. In this format, $m$ represents the slope and the point $(x_1,y_1)$ lies on the line. We are given the point $(8,3)$ and the slope $\text{-}2,$ so we have everything we need to create a point-slope form equation.