SOLUTION: What equation has a slope of 2 and contains the point (4,-4)?

SOLUTION: What equation has a slope of 2 and contains the point (4,-4)?

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Question 316602: What equation has a slope of 2 and contains the point (4,-4)?
Answer by texttutoring(324) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Use y=mx+b with m=2, x=4, and y=-4. Solve for b:

-4 = 2(4) +b
-4 = 8 + b
-12 = b

y=2x - 12 is the equation.
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