SOLUTION: what is the graph given this point (-2,7) and this slope m=-2/3

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Question 744336: what is the graph given this point (-2,7) and this slope m=-2/3
Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
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what is the graph given this point (-2,7) and this slope m=-2/3
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Form: y = mx + b
Solve for "b":
7 = (-2/3)(-2) + b
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(21/3) = (4/3) + b
b = (17/3)
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Equation:
y = (-2/3)x + (17/3)
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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