Find the equation of the line that has a slope of 5 and passes through the point (-8,6).

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Find the equation of the line that has a slope of 5 and passes through the point (-8,6).

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We know, y - y1 = m(x - x1)
y - 6 = 5(x - (-8))
y - 6 = 5(x + 8)
y - 6 = 5x + 40
y = 5x + 46

In short, Your Answer would be y = 5x + 46

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Apeiron answered Aug 4, 2018

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Use the point slope formula and plug in the values

Find the equation of the line that has a slope of 5 and passes through the point (-8,6).-example-1

TPHughes answered Aug 5, 2018

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