SOLUTION: write an equation for a line with slope = -4 through the point (-2,-1)

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Question 85676: write an equation for a line with slope = -4 through the point (-2,-1)
Answer by scianci(186) About Me  (Show Source):
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Set up in slope-intercept form: y = -4x + b
Plug in the given values of -2 for x and -1 for y: -1 = -4(-2) + b
Solve for b: -1 = 8 + b
-9 = b
Equation is y = -4x - 9