document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=114715>Question 114715</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Write the equation of the line that passes through point (6,4) with a slope of 2. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #86494 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=TP><B>TP(29)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-07.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=TP><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=86494\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The equation of a line can be written as y=mx+c where m=gradient(slope) and c is the y value where the line cuts the vertical y axis.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Your slope is 2 so we have y=2x+c.(i)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Now we need to find the value of c.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "In ANY question you must use all the info given(although with some vindictive posers of questions you may get 'red herrings').<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Here we are told that the line passes through (6,4) and so replacing x and y by 6 and 4 respectively in (i)we get:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4=2*6+c=12+c.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Hence c=-8.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Your equation then is y=2x-8ANS </SPAN>\n" );
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