Question

Please help me correct the answer and Identify what was done wrong

Answer 1

The equation of a line with a given point and a slope is given as :

`\text{Slope, m=}\frac{y_{}-y_1}{x-x_1}`

From the given point in the question;

`x_1=2,y_1=7`

Thus, we have:

`\begin{gathered} 6=(y-7)/(x-2) \\ \text{cross}-\text{multiply} \\ y-7=6(x-2) \\ y-7=6x-12 \\ y=6x-12+7 \\ y=6x-5 \end{gathered}`

The equation of the line is y= 6x-5