SOLUTION: What is the slope m=3 through the point (-6,-2)?

Question 508858: What is the slope m=3 through the point (-6,-2)?
Found 2 solutions by jerryguo41, rfer:
Answer by jerryguo41(197) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Simplest form to write w/ only one point and one slope is point slop form
So...

m= Slope
(x1,y1) is one point
so...

Slope = 3
Point = (-6,-2)
To change to Y=mx+b form
1) Distribute

2)move 2 over to other side

Answer by rfer(16322) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
y=mx+b
-2=3*-6+b
-2=-18+b
b=-2+18
b=16
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y=3x+16
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