SOLUTION: Write an equation of the line that passes through the point (6, –7) with slope 1

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Question 237289: Write an equation of the line that passes through the point (6, –7) with slope 1
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The POint-Slope Form of a Line is:
y-y1=m%28x-x1%29
Now subsitute values:
y-%28-7%29=1%28x-6%29
Simplify:
y%2B7=1%28x-6%29 ...or... y%2B7=x-6