SOLUTION: Find the equation of the line with slope m = -2 which contains the point (-3, 4). Give your answer in slope-intercept form.

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Question 351151: Find the equation of the line with slope m = -2 which contains the point (-3, 4). Give your answer in slope-intercept form.
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Find the equation of the line with slope m = -2 which contains the point (-3, 4). Give your answer in slope-intercept form.
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Plug given values into "point-slope" form:
y - y1 = m(x - x1)
y - 4 = -2(x - (-3))
y - 4 = -2(x + 3)
y - 4 = -2x - 6
y = -2x - 2 (this is what they're looking for)