SOLUTION: How would you write an equation for a line with the given slope and that passes through the given point? Slope: 2 Point: (3,1)

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Question 434875: How would you write an equation for a line with the given slope and that passes through the given point?
Slope: 2
Point: (3,1)

Answer by solver91311(24713) About Me  (Show Source):
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Use the point-slope form of an equation of a line.



where are the coordinates of the given point and is the given/calculated slope.

Then, depending on the form your instructor either likes or demands, solve for so the equation is in slope-intercept form, namely or rearrange to standard form,

John

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