SOLUTION: which is an equation for the line passing through the point (1,4) and having the slope of 2?

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Question 549023: which is an equation for the line passing through the point (1,4) and having the slope of 2?
Answer by mathie123(224) About Me  (Show Source):
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We know the slope-intercept form of a line is y=mx+b
where m is the slope, and b is the y-intercept.
We are given the slope and a point(x,y) .
Substituting these values into y=mx+b and solving for b we get:
4=2%2A1%2Bb
4-2=b
b=2

Now substituting this value and our slope into the slope-intercept form, we get our equation of the line we want:
y=2%2Ax%2B2