SOLUTION: find an equation of the line having the given slope and containing the given point m=(3/4), (9,-1)

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Question 662352: find an equation of the line having the given slope and containing the given point m=(3/4), (9,-1)
Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
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find an equation of the line having the given slope and containing the given point m=(3/4), (9,-1)
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Form: y = mx + b
You know y = -1 when x = 9, and m = 3/4
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Solve for "b":
-1 = (3/4)9 + b
-1 = 27/4 + b
-4/4 = 27/4 + b
b = -31/4
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Equation:
y = (3/4)x -(31/4)
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Cheers,
Stan H.