Find a point on the line and the line's slope.
y+2=-1/2(x+5)
point on the line:
slope:
Point on the line: Let's solve the equation for y to find a specific point on the line.
y + 2 = -1/2(x + 5)
y + 2 = -1/2x - 5/2
y = -1/2x - 9/2
Let's choose x = 2 to find the corresponding y-coordinate:
y = -1/2(2) - 9/2
y = -1 - 9/2
y = -11/2
Therefore, the point on the line is (2, -11/2).
Slope: The slope of a line in the form y = mx + b is always the coefficient of x (m). In this case, the slope is -1/2.