Posted by Anonymous on Monday, February 21, 2011 at 3:19am.
dy/dx = slope = m = 4x-1
m = 4(-1) - 1 = -5
so
y = -5 x + b
find b
13 = -5(-1) + b
b = 8
so
y = -5 x + 8
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