document.write( "Question 1053624: give the equation of this line in slope intercept form slope 2/3 passes though (-2,-6) I know the first part of the answer not sure how get the other part i know that y=2/3x but i'm not sure what it is subtracted by for the second part of the answer \n" ); document.write( "

Algebra.Com's Answer #668816 by josmiceli(19441) $\"\"$ $\"About$

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use the general point-slope formula
\n" ); document.write( "( -2, -6 )
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+m+=+2%2F3+\"$
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\n" ); document.write( " $\"+%28+y+-+%28-6%29+%29+%2F+%28+x+-+%28-2%29+%29+=+2%2F3+\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+%28+y+%2B+6+%29+%2F+%28+x+%2B+2+%29+=+2%2F3+\"$
\n" ); document.write( "Multiply both sides by $\"+3%2A%28+x+%2B+2+%29+\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+3%2A%28+y+%2B+6+%29+=+2%2A%28+x+%2B+2+%29+\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+3y+%2B+18+=+2x+%2B+4+\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+3y+=+2x+-+14+\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+y+=+%282%2F3%29%2Ax+-+14%2F3+\"$
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\n" ); document.write( "check:
\n" ); document.write( "does it go through ( -2, -6 ) ?
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+-6+=+%282%2F3%29%2A%28-2%29+-+14%2F3+\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+-6+=+-4%2F3+-+14%2F3+\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+-6+=+-18%2F3+\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+-18+=+-18+\"$
\n" ); document.write( "OK
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