SOLUTION: A line passes through the point (4,5) and has a slope of 2 . Write an equation for this line.

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Question 769995: A line passes through the point (4,5) and has a slope of 2 . Write an equation for this line.



Answer by kmadison(20)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Remember the formula for point-slope form: where m is the slope of the line, and (x1, y1) is our reference point.
In your problem, m = 2, x1 = 4, y1 = 5

Now just solve for y:
or, more simply,

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