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What is the equation of a line with a slope of -4 that passes through the point (1,2)

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Answer: Write an equation of the line that passes through the point (1,2) and has the slope, m = 2. I'm very bad at Math so please answer this question! I need all the help I can get. Thank you so much!

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Answer:

y = -4x + 6

Explanation:

The easiest-to-use form of the equation of a straight line is y = mx + b.

Substitute -4 for m, 1 for x and 2 for y, to obtain the y-intercept, b:

2 = -4(1) + b, so b = 6, and y = -4x + 6

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