4.2x - 1.4y = 2.1
-1.4y = -4.2x + 2.1
y = (-4.2/-1.4)x + 2.1/-1.4
y = 3x - 1.5 <==
Step-by-step explanation:
normally, if we have the gradient (or slope of inclination or change rate) and a point, we start using the point-slope form :
y - y1 = a(x - x1)
with (x1, y1) being a point on the line, and a being the slope of gradient (or ... however you want to call it).
y - 1 = 2(x - 2) = 2x - 4
y + 3 = 2x
2x - y = 3
You have to combine like terms, so 3b plus 2b equals 5b and you can't add b to 5a because they aren't defined, therefore th answer is 5a+b.