SOLUTION: Find an equation of the line having the given slope and containing the given point m=2/3,(2,-7)

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Question 860054: Find an equation of the line having the given slope and containing the given point m=2/3,(2,-7)
Answer by mananth(16946) About Me  (Show Source):
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m= 2/ 3
The required line passes through the point. So we select the point and slope plug it in the equation
Plug value of the slope and point ( 2 , -7 ) in
Y = m x + b
-7.00 = 2/3 * 2 + b
-7.00 = 1 1/3 + b
b= -7 + -4/3
b= -25/ 3
So the equation will be
Y = 2/3 x -25/3
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