SOLUTION: Find the equation of the line passing through the point (−2,−7) and having an x-intercept of (67,0). You may enter your equation in either the slope-intercept or point-slope

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Question 1177729: Find the equation of the line passing through the point (−2,−7) and having an x-intercept of (67,0).
You may enter your equation in either the slope-intercept or point-slope form. Make sure to enclose fractions in parentheses, for example: y = (9/2)*x+(5/2).
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Find the equation of the line passing through the point (−2,−7) and having an x-intercept of (67,0).
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Find the equation of the line passing through the point (h,k) and having an x-intercept of (p,0).
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y=mx+b
-7=m%2A%28-2%29%2Bb
-7=-2m%2Bb
b=2m-7
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0=67m%2B%282m-7%29
67m%2B2m=7
69m=7
m=7%2F69
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y=%287%2F69%29x%2Bb,andb=2%287%2F69%29-7
highlight%28y=%287%2F69%29x%2B14%2F69-7%29, still needs to be simplified.