SOLUTION: A line passes through the point 8, 4 and has a slope of -3/4 Write an equation in slope-intercept form for this line.

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Question 924519: A line passes through the point
8, 4
and has a slope of
-3/4
Write an equation in slope-intercept form for this line.

Found 2 solutions by josgarithmetic, MathLover1:
Answer by josgarithmetic(39617)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Plug the values into the form.
y=mx+b is the form generally.
m=-3/4 and you can find b if you solve the general form for it, IN TERMS OF y AND x.

b=y-mx, and evaluate this for x=8 and y=4.

Answer by MathLover1(20850)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
What we know about the line whose equation we are trying to find out:

it goes through point (, )
it has a slope of
the formula for the equation, given point (,) and slope , is:

.......plug in , and











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