SOLUTION: What is the equation of the line that passes through the point (-2,-3) and has a slope of 4?

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Question 157172: What is the equation of the line that passes through the point (-2,-3) and has a slope of 4?
Answer by checkley77(12844) About Me  (Show Source):
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Y=mX+b
-3=4*-2+b
-3=-8+b
b=-3+8
b=5
Thus the equation for this line is:
y=4x+5
+graph%28+300%2C+200%2C+-6%2C+5%2C+-10%2C+10%2C+4x+%2B5%29+ (graph 300x200 pixels, x from -6 to 5, y from -10 to 10, 4x +5).