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Al and Trixie are trying to find the slope-intercept equation of the line passing through the point (2, 5) with slope -2.

Al begins by writing the equation y - 5 = -2(x - 2).
Next, he distributes to get y - 5 = -2x + 4.

Trixie begins by writing the equation 5 = -2(2) + b.
Then she gets 5 = -4 + b.

Are Al and Trixie going to get the same final equations?

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yes they are both correct
User Mohammed Akdim
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Yes.

They both will end with the equation
.. y = -2x +9
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