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What is an equation of the line with slope 2 that goes through point (3/2, 6)

a.) y=3x+3
b.)y=2x+3
c.)y=2x-3
d.)y=-3x+2

User Jason Toms
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The answers are in slope-intercept form, so you can see that the slope (coefficient of x) is only correct for choices b and c.

When you substitute x=3/2 into those equations, you find that b gives y=6 (correct) and c gives y=0 (incorrect).

The appropriate choice is ...

... b.) y = 2x+3

User Guillaume Fenollar
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