Which linear function represents the line given by the point-slope equation y + 1 = –3(x – 5)?

Distribute −3 across (x − 5): y + 1 = −3x + 15. Subtract 1 from both sides to get y = −3x + 14, so the matching linear function is f(x) = −3x + 14.

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