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Write an equation in point-slope form of the line through point J (4, 1) with slope -4.

User Jake Duth
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The equation goes through the point: J(4, 1)

The equation has a slope of: -4

Slope Intercept Form: y = mx +b


Plug in and Solve:

1 = -4(4) + b

1 = -16 + b

+16 +16

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17 = b


Equation: y = -4x +17


Hope I helped!

-Char


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