SOLUTION: write the equation of the line, in slope-intercept form, that passes through the point(2,-3)and has slope 3.

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Question 116969: write the equation of the line, in slope-intercept form, that passes through the point(2,-3)and has slope 3.
Answer by checkley71(8403) About Me  (Show Source):
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Y=mX+b WHERE m=SLOPE & b=Y INTERCEPT.
NOW REPLACE m WITH 3 & THE X & Y TERMS WITH THE X & Y POINTS (2,-3) & THEN SOLVE FOR b.
-3=3*2+b
-3=6+b
b=-3-6
b=-9
THEREFORE THIS EQUATION IS:
Y=3X-9 ANSWER.