SOLUTION: What is the equation in slope-intercept form of the line that passes through ( 1,5 ) and has a slope of 3 ?

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Question 1048864: What is the equation in slope-intercept form of the line that passes through ( 1,5 ) and has a slope of 3 ?
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Use the Point-Slope form:



where are the coordinates of the given point and is the given slope.

Once you have the equation in Point-Slope form, solve the equation for in terms of everything else (distribute the and then add the value of to both sides). Your answer should be in the form:



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