SOLUTION: [1]find the equation of a straight line with slope -1/3 which passes through a point[-2,5] [2]state the gradient and y intercept of these lines [a]3x-4y-12=0 [b]4x+5y=10???????????

Question 105605: [1]find the equation of a straight line with slope -1/3 which passes through a point[-2,5] [2]state the gradient and y intercept of these lines [a]3x-4y-12=0 [b]4x+5y=10????????????? eddy
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[1]find the equation of a straight line with slope -1/3 which passes through a point[-2,5] [2]state the gradient and y intercept of these lines [a]3x-4y-12=0 [b]4x+5y=10
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1)point-slope form;
Y-Y1=m(X-X1)

2)a)3x-4y-12=0
Put in slope-intercept form;
-4y=-3x+12

slope(gradient)=
y-intercept=-3
b)4x+5y=10
5y=-4x+10

y-intercept=2
:)
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