SOLUTION: write the equation of the line with slope 2/3 and containing the point (-6,1)

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Question 499346: write the equation of the line with slope 2/3 and containing the point (-6,1)
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) About Me  (Show Source):
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y=mx%2Bb


1=%282%2F3%29%28-6%29%2Bb


1=-12%2F3%2Bb


1=-4%2Bb


1%2B4=b


5=b


So b=5 which means that the equation is y=expr%282%2F3%29x%2B5