SOLUTION: Find the equation of the line containing the point(4,-2)and having the slope m=6.

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Question 476306: Find the equation of the line containing the point(4,-2)and having the slope m=6.
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Find the equation of the line containing the point(4,-2)and having the slope m=6.
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Find a 2nd point by adding 6 to y and 1 to x
P(5,4)
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Use determinants.
|x y 1|
|4-2 1| = 0
|5 4 1|
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x(-2-4) - y(4-5) + (16+10) = 0
-6x + y = -26
6x - y = 26