SOLUTION: Find an equation of the line having the given slope and containing the given point. m= 2/3, (8,-6)

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Question 437400: Find an equation of the line having the given slope and containing the given point. m= 2/3, (8,-6)
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Using the standard slope-intercept form for an equation of a line y = mx + b  where m is the slope and b the y-intercept.  

line having slopem = 2/3 and containing the point(8,-6)

  y = (2/3)x  + b

 -6 = (2/3)*8 + b

 -34/3 = b

       y = (2/3)x - 34/3  or   2x-3y = 34 in standard form