SOLUTION: Point-slope form of y-7=-3x to identify a point the line passes through and the slope of the line.

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Question 689336: Point-slope form of y-7=-3x to identify a point the line passes through and the slope of the line.
Answer by MathLover1(20849) About Me  (Show Source):
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Point-slope form of y-7=-3x is
y=-3x%2B7

compare to point-slope form y=mx%2Bb, you have a slope m=-3 and y-intercept+b=7 which is a point (0,7)
we also can find x-intercept+ if we set y=0:
0=-3x%2B7
0%2B3x=-3x%2B3x%2B7
3x=7
x=7%2F3
x=2.33
x-intercept+is 2.33 which is a point (2.33,0)


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