SOLUTION: Write the slope-intercept form of the equation for the line that passes through the point (-6,9) and has a slope of -9.

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Question 674654: Write the slope-intercept form of the equation for the line that passes through the point (-6,9) and has a slope of -9.
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Using the standard slope-intercept form for an equation of a line y = mx + b
where m is the slope and b the y-intercept.
line that passes through the point (-6,9) and has a slope of -9.
y = (-9)x + b
9 = (-9)·-6 + b |Using ordered pair (x,y):(-6,9) to solve for b
63 = b
y = -9x + 63