What is the equation of the line that passes through the point (-1,-5) and has a
slope of -3?

y=-3x-8

Step-by-step explanation:

y-y1=m(x-x1)

y-(-5)=-3(x-(-1))

y+5=-3(x+1)

y=-3x-3-5

y=-3x-8

this excerpt is taken from the book “we shall not be moved : the women’s factory strike of 1909 “ and is written by joan dash. it is the story of the great strike when almost 30thousand women working in factories in america formed a union to fight unsafe working conditions, long working hours and miserable wages.

question: which best states the author’s purpose for including this information in the text?

answer: to challenge the reader’s ideas about a historical event