SOLUTION: Write an equation of the line that passes through the point (3,0) and has the slope, m = -2. Thanks for your help :]

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Question 535686: Write an equation of the line that passes through the point (3,0) and has the slope, m = -2. Thanks for your help :]

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Write an equation of the line that passes through the point (3,0) and has the slope, m = -2.
:
Use the point/slope formula: y - y1 = m(x - x1)
in this problem
m = -2
x1 = 3
y1 = 0
:
y - 0 = -2(x - 3)
y = -2x + 6; is the equation

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