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Question 856399: Im really having a hard time with this problem please solve it so I may see how to do it....I have a test tomorrow in college alg. - Find and equation for the line with the given properties. Express the equation in general form. Slope -6/7; containing the point (10,-9) what is the equation for the line?
Found 3 solutions by mananth, josgarithmetic, MathTherapy:
Answer by mananth(16946)   (Show Source):
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m= - 6/ 7
The required line passes through both the point. So we select one point and plug it with the slope
Plug value of the slope and point ( 10 , -9 ) in
Y = m x + b
-9 = - 6/7 * 10 + b
-9 = -60/7 + b
b= -9 + 60/7
b= - 3/ 7
So the equation will be
Y = - 6/7 x - 3/7
you may writre in general form now
7y=-6x-3
6x+7y+3 =0
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Answer by josgarithmetic(39617)   (Show Source):
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Slope-Intercept form, y=mx+b where m is slope, b is y-intercept.
Slope and one point is given. You can solve generally for b and use the given point and slope to compute b:

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Equation containing the given point and having given slope is

Answer by MathTherapy(10552)   (Show Source):
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Im really having a hard time with this problem please solve it so I may see how to do it....I have a test tomorrow in college alg. - Find and equation for the line with the given properties. Express the equation in general form. Slope -6/7; containing the point (10,-9) what is the equation for the line?

Equation in slope-intercept form:
7y = - 6x - 3 ------- Multiplying by LCD, 7
Equation in general form: