Find the slope of a line given a point and an angle I'm trying to figure out this problem and feel like it's something that must be so simple that I could've done in high school no problem, but for some reason my brain is frozen this morning.  I would really appreciate any help, and want to say thanks in advance. I tried to draw a picture below; I want to find the slope of a line given a point $(x,y)$ and $\theta$.
$\tan \left( \tan^{-1}\left(\frac{y}{x}\right) - \theta\right)$ is the slope $m$. 

Then use "point slope formula" (if you want an equation of the line, that is...)

$y-y_1 = m(x - x_1)$



For variety, I'll explain.

Labeling the origin "$O$" and the point $(x, y)$ "$P$", the segment $\overline{OP}$ makes an angle of $\tan^{-1} \left(\frac{y}{x}\right)$ with the positive x-axis. But this is the sum of $\theta$ and the angle $\phi$ that your line makes with the positive x-axis (since we have opposite interior angles). 

So $\tan^{-1}\left(\frac{y}{x}\right) - \theta = \phi$. 

Finally, $\tan \phi = m$.
find slope of the line you know as m1. m2 will be the slope of the unknown line and Ө the angle. The eqn tan(Ө) = (m2 - m1)/ (1 + (m1*m2))