Question

What is the equation of a line that passes through (-2, 4) and has a slope of 3?

Answer 1

Equation,

$y - y1 = m(x - x1)$

Plugging in our values,

$x1 = - 2, \: y1 = 4, \: m = 3$

$y - 4 = 3(x - ( - 2))$

$y - 4 = 3(x + 2)$

So the equation is,

$y - 4 = 3(x + 2)$