SOLUTION: Is this correct? To find the equation of a line, all you need is a point and a slope

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Question 469941: Is this correct?
To find the equation of a line, all you need is a point and a slope
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Hi

To find the equation of a line, all you need is a point and a slope: True

"as long as the point given is on the line."



Using point-slope formula, y+-+y%5B1%5D+=+m%28x+-+x%5B1%5D%29, equation of the line

 to find the equation of a line with slope m and P%28x%5B1%5D%2Cy%5B1%5D%29 on the line.

Let say m = 2 and  Pt( 2,3) is on the line

  y - 3 = 2(x-2)  OR y = 2x -1