SOLUTION: write an equation in slope intercept form of the line having the givin slope and containing given point m:3/2, (4,6)

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Question 565935: write an equation in slope intercept form of the line having the givin slope and containing given point
m:3/2, (4,6)
Answer by mananth(16946) About Me  (Show Source):
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m= -3/ 2

Plug value of the slope and point (4,6) in
The equation of any line in slope intercept form is given by
Y = m x + b
Plug value of the slope and point (4,6) in the above equation to get b

6.00 = -6 + b
b= 6 - (-6 )
b= 12
So the equation will be
Y = -3/2 x + 12
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