Question 574709
Hello, 
Let's put this  9x + 8y =3 in y=mx+b form:
y=-9/8(x)+3/8
So we know the slope is -9/8
Now plug in (2,-4) to find b:
-4=-9/8(2)+b
Solve for b to get:
b=-7/4
Now we know the equation is:
y=-9/8(x)-7/4
make sense?
RJ
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