A line has a slope of -2/3 and passes through the point (-3,8). What is the equation of the line?
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Answer:
Step-by-step explanation:
We'll use the standard equation y=mx+b to solve this problem. m is the slope of the line and b is the y intercept.
We know the slope, but we have to solve for the y intercept. To do this (I mean solve for 'b'), we need to know the slope, x value, and y value. We know the slope (-2/3), x= -3, and y=8. Let's plug this into y=mx+b and solve for b.
Let's plug all of this back into the first equation y=mx+b.
That's the answer to this problem.
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Answer:
a
Step-by-step explanation:
The equation of a line in slope- intercept form is
y = mx + c ( m is the slope and c the y- intercept )
To calculate m use the slope formula
m = (y₂ - y₁ ) / (x₂ - x₁ )
with (x₁, y₁ ) = B(- 4, 2) and (x₂, y₂ ) = C(- 2, - 2)
m = =
= - 2
y = - 2x + c ← is the partial equation
To find c substitute either of the 2 points into the partial equation
Using (- 2, - 2), then
- 2 = 4 + c ⇒ c = - 2 - 4 = - 6
y = - 2x - 6 ← equation of line through B and C