Question

Which equation of the line written in standard form has has a slope of 6 and contains the points (-1,-3)

Answer 1

keeping in mind that standard form for a linear equation means

• all coefficients must be integers, no fractions

• only the constant on the right-hand-side

• all variables on the left-hand-side, sorted

• "x" must not have a negative coefficient

`\bf (\stackrel{x_1}{-1}~,~\stackrel{y_1}{-3})~\hspace{10em} slope = m\implies 6 \\\\\\ \begin{array}ll \cline{1-1} \textit{point-slope form}\\ \cline{1-1} \\ y-y_1=m(x-x_1) \\\\ \cline{1-1} \end{array}\implies y-(-3)=6[x-(-1)]\implies y+3=6(x+1) \\\\\\ y+3=6x+6\implies y=6x+3\implies -6x+y=3\implies 6x-y=-3`