SOLUTION: Write the slope -intercept form of the equation of a line with slope of -3 and passing through (-2,3) my answer is y = -3 + 3

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Question 125503This question is from textbook Fundamentals of Algebric Modeling
: Write the slope -intercept form of the equation of a line with slope of -3 and passing through (-2,3)
my answer is y = -3 + 3 This question is from textbook Fundamentals of Algebric Modeling

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First use the point-slope form of the line: y-y%5B1%5D=m%28x-x%5B1%5D%29

y-3=-3%28x-%28-2%29%29

y-3=-3%28x%2B2%29%29

y-3=-3x-6

y=-3x-3.

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