SOLUTION: slope of 5/6 and passes through the point (0, –6)

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Question 860059: slope of 5/6 and passes through the point (0, –6)
Answer by mananth(16946) About Me  (Show Source):
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m= 5/ 6
The required line passes through both the point. So we select the point and plug it with the slope
Plug value of the slope and point ( 0 , -6 ) in
Y = m x + b
-6.00 = 5/6 * 0 + b
-6.00 = 0 + b
b= -6 -0
b= -6
So the equation will be
Y = 5/6 x -6
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