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A line has a slope of -6 and passes through the point (-12,5) which answer is the equation of the line

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y=ax+b, a= -6

for x=-12, y=5
y=-12a+b=-12*(-6)+b=72+b=5
b=5-72= -67

y=-6x-67 is the equation
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