SOLUTION: Find an equation of the line having the given slope and containing the given point: m=8/9,(2,-2)

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Question 242109: Find an equation of the line having the given slope and containing the given point: m=8/9,(2,-2)
Answer by checkley77(12844) About Me  (Show Source):
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m=8/9,(2,-2)
-2=8/9*2+b
-2=16/9+b
b=-2-16/9
b=(-2*9-16)/9
b=(-18-16)/9
b=-34/9 the y intercept.
Y=8x/9-34/9
+graph%28+300%2C+200%2C+-6%2C+5%2C+-10%2C+10%2C+8x%2F9+-34%2F9%29+ (graph 300x200 pixels, x from -6 to 5, y from -10 to 10, 8x/9 -34/9).