What is an equation of the line that passes through the point (4,-6) and has a slope of -3?
2 Answers
May 27, 2018
Explanation:
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The equation of a straight line has the form:
Therefore, the equation of this line will be:
Now we plug in the coordinates of the given point the line goes through, and solve for
Therefore, the equation is:
May 27, 2018
Explanation:
Slope
Using the point-slope general formula, of a line,
Substitute the coordinates into
Simplify,
Subtract
Check:
graph{-3x+6 [-10, 10, -5, 5]}