Question

What is the equation of the line that passes through the point (2,7) and has a slope of 6?

Answer 1

Answer (assuming it can be in point-slope form):

$y-7 = 6(x-2)$    

Step-by-step explanation:

Use the point-slope formula $y-y_1 = m (x-x_1)$ to write the equation of the line in point-slope form. All you need to do is substitute $m$, $x_1$, and $y_1$ for real values.

Since $m$ represents the slope, substitute 6 in its place. Since $x_1$ and $y_1$ represent the x and y values of one point the line intersects, take the x and y values of (2,7) and substitute them into the formula as well. So, substitute 2 for $x_1$ and 7 for $y_1$. This gives the following equation and answer:

$y-7 = 6(x-2)$