A student writes the equation for a line that has a slope of -6 and passes through the point (2, –8).y -(-8) = -6(x - 2)y -(-8)

Question

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= -6x + 12y -(-8) + 8 = -6x + 12 + 8y = -6x + 20. Explain why the work is not correct.

2 answers:

mixas84 [53] · Answer 1 · 2022-07-04T22:43:45+03:00

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Alright so the answer is 8/-67+56+90= 300 so that’s why it is incorrect

I am Lyosha [343] · Answer 2 · 2022-07-05T00:28:18+03:00

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Answer:

The student should have simplified the equation to have y + 8 on the left.

Then, the student should have subtracted 8 from both sides of the equation.

The value of b should be 4, not 20.