SOLUTION: Hi i was wondering which equation describes the line that contains (1,5) and has a slope of 2.

Question 856677: Hi i was wondering which equation describes the line that contains (1,5) and has a slope of 2.
Found 2 solutions by rvfer, jim_thompson5910:
Answer by rvfer(117) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
y=mx+b
5=2*1+b
5-3=b
---------
y=2x+3
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

Plug in the given slope

Plug in and (from the point (1,5))

So the equation of the line is
RELATED QUESTIONS
Which is an equation of a line that has a slope of -1/2 and contains the point... (answered by checkley71)
which equation best describes a line that has a y-intercept of 5 and a slope of... (answered by rfer)
Write the equation of the line that contains (2, -1) and has a slope of... (answered by richwmiller)
which is an equation for the line that contains (1,2) and has a slope of... (answered by jim_thompson5910)
Hi i was wondering if someone could help me with this problem I need to find the slope... (answered by htmentor)
Find the equation of the line that contains the point (15, 5) and has a slope... (answered by stanbon)
hi i was wondering if i had a isoceles triangle that at every point has a letter....which (answered by Edwin McCravy)
find the equation of the line that contains the point (-1,-2) and has undefined... (answered by josmiceli,ikleyn)
Write an equation that describes a line that has a y-intercept of 5 and a slope of... (answered by richard1234)