SOLUTION: write an equation in slope-intercept form for the line that satisfies the following condition. slope 3 and passes through (4,20)

Question 218774: write an equation in slope-intercept form for the line that satisfies the following condition. slope 3 and passes through (4,20)
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Write an equation in slope-intercept form for the line that satisfies the following condition. Slope m=3 and passes through (4,20)

Step 1. The slope m is given as

Step 2. Let (x1,y1)=(4,20) or x1=4 and y1=20. Let other point be ((x2,y2)=(x,y) or x2=x and y2=y.

Step 3. Now we're given . Substituting above values and variables in the slope equation m yields the following steps:

Step 4. Multiply x-4 to both sides to get rid of denominator on right side of equation.

Step 5. Now add 20 to both sides of equation to solve for y.

Step 6. ANSWER:

Note: the above equation can be rewritten as

And the graph is shown below which is consistent with the above steps.

Solved by pluggable solver: DESCRIBE a linear EQUATION: slope, intercepts, etc

Equation describes a sloping line. For any
equation ax+by+c = 0, slope is .

X intercept is found by setting y to 0: ax+by=c becomes ax=c. that means that x = c/a. -8/3 = -2.66666666666667.
Y intercept is found by setting x to 0: the equation becomes by=c, and therefore y = c/b. Y intercept is -8/-1 = 8.
Slope is -3/-1 = 3.
Equation in slope-intercept form: y=3*x+8.

I hope the above steps and explanation were helpful.

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