SOLUTION: find the slope-intercept form of a line with slope -3 containing point (8,9).

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Question 450553: find the slope-intercept form of a line with slope -3 containing point (8,9).
Answer by mananth(16946)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
m=-3

Plug value of the slope and point (8, 9) in
Y =mx+b
9.00=-24+b
b=9-(-24)
b=33
So the equation will be
Y =-3x+ 33

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