SOLUTION: Write the equation of the line having slope -2/3 and passing through (-1,4). Write the equation in standard form Ax+By=C.

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Question 385903: Write the equation of the line having slope -2/3 and passing through (-1,4). Write the equation in standard form Ax+By=C.
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Write the equation of the line having slope -2/3 and passing through (-1,4). Write the equation in standard form Ax+By=C.
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y=mx+b
plug slope and coordinate
4=(-2/3)*-1+b
4=2/3+b
4-2/3=b
10/3=b
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y= (-2x/3)+10/3
multiply by 3
3y=-2x+10
3y+2x=10
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