SOLUTION: write the equation in standard form of the line that goes through the point (2,7) and has a slope of -2/3

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Question 344545: write the equation in standard form of the line that goes through the point (2,7) and has a slope of -2/3
Found 2 solutions by Fombitz, JBarnum:
Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
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write the equation in standard form of the line that goes through the point (2,7) and has a slope of -2/3
Use the point-slope form of a line, y-yp=m%28x-xp%29
y-7=-%282%2F3%29%28x-2%29
3%28y-7%29=-2%28x-2%29
3y-21=-2x%2B4
highlight%282x%2B3y=25%29

Answer by JBarnum(2146) About Me  (Show Source):
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x=2 y=7 m=-2/3 Use y-intercept slope formula
y=mx+b Solve for "b"
7=%28-2%2F3%29%282%29%2Bb
7=%28-4%2F3%29%2Bb
7%2B%284%2F3%29=b
%2825%2F3%29=b
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y=mx+b
y=%28-2%2F3%29x%2B%2825%2F3%29
3y=-2x%2B25
2x%2B3y=25 <----standard form