SOLUTION: write the equation of the line that passes through point (6,-7) with a slope of -2

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Question 120887:
write the equation of the line that passes through point (6,-7) with a slope of -2
Answer by checkley71(8403) About Me  (Show Source):
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Y=mX+b
-7=-2*6+b
-7=-12+b
b=-7+12
b=5 ANSWER FOR THE Y INTERCEPT.
THUS THE EQUATION IS:
Y=-2X+5 ANSWER.