write an equation of a line in point slope form when the slope is 1/3 and it passes through the point (3,-1)

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The point-slope form:

[tex]y-y_1=m(x-x_1)[/tex]

We have the point (3, -1) and the slope m = 1/3. Substitute:

[tex]y-(-1)=\dfrac{1}{3}(x-3)\\\\\boxed{y+1=\dfrac{1}{3}(x-3)}[/tex]