SOLUTION: graph a line with a slope of -4 passing through 3,-2

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Question 908803: graph a line with a slope of -4 passing through 3,-2
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graph a line with a slope of -4 passing through 3,-2
find the equation using mx + b = y, where
m = -4
x = 3
y = -2
Find b
-4(3) + b = -2
-12 + b = -2
b = -2 + 12
b = 10
the equation then
y = -4x + 10
:
Plot using x/y points:
x | y
-------
-1 | 14
0 | 10
+4 | -6
should look like this
+graph%28+300%2C+200%2C+-6%2C+10%2C+-10%2C+20%2C+-4x%2B10%29+