SOLUTION: A line has a slope of 6 and passes through the point (12, 5). What is the equation of the line?

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Question 408400: A line has a slope of 6 and passes through the point (12, 5). What is the equation of the line?
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line with a slope of 6 and passing through the point (12, 5).

 



 y = 6x + b  |using ordered pair Pt(12,5) to solve for b

 5 = 6*12 + b

 5 = 72 + b

 -67 = b

 y = 6x - 67  |equation in standard slope-intercept form