SOLUTION: Identify the slope-intercept form of the line with slope -3 that passes through the point (-1, 12) A)y=-3x+9 B)y=-1x+12 C)y=-3x+12 D)y=-1x+9

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Question 856333: Identify the slope-intercept form of the line with slope -3 that passes through the point (-1, 12)
A)y=-3x+9
B)y=-1x+12
C)y=-3x+12
D)y=-1x+9
Answer by ewatrrr(24785) About Me  (Show Source):
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A)

y-12 = -3(x+1)

y-12 = -3x - 3

  y = -3x + 9