SOLUTION: what is the equation of the line that passes through the point (7,-6) and has a slope -2?

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Question 1173457: what is the equation of the line that passes through the point (7,-6) and has a slope -2?
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Hi

line that passes through the point (7,-6) and has a slope -2?

Negative Numbers do not change the rules:

Using: y+-+y%5B1%5D+=+highlight_green%28m%29%28x+-+x%5B1%5D%29

P(7,-6)

  y + 6 = -2(x-7)

  y + 6 = -2x + 14 

  y = -2x + 14 - 6

  y = -2x + 8       y+=+highlight_green%28m%29x+%2B+highlight%28b%29  

    m = highlight_green%28-2%29

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