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find the equatipn of the line having the given slope and containing the given point Slope 3 through (5,1)

find the equatipn of the line having the given slope and containing the given point-example-1
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\bf (\stackrel{x_1}{5}~,~\stackrel{y_1}{1})\qquad \qquad \qquad slope = m\implies 3 \\\\\\ % point-slope intercept \stackrel{\textit{point-slope form}}{y- y_1= m(x- x_1)}\implies y-1=3(x-5) \\\\\\ y-1=3x-15\implies y=3x-14
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