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Find the equation of a line that has a slope of m=1/5 and passes through the point (0, 9). Express your answer in slope-intercept form. Enter your answer in the box.

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(\stackrel{x_1}{0}~,~\stackrel{y_1}{9})\hspace{10em} \stackrel{slope}{m} ~=~ \cfrac{1}{5} \\\\\\ \begin{array} \cline{1-1} \textit{point-slope form}\\ \cline{1-1} \\ y-y_1=m(x-x_1) \\\\ \cline{1-1} \end{array}\implies y-\stackrel{y_1}{9}=\stackrel{m}{ \cfrac{1}{5}}(x-\stackrel{x_1}{0})\implies {\Large \begin{array}{llll} y=\cfrac{1}{5}x+9 \end{array}}

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