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What is the equation of the line that passes through the point (-8,-7)(−8,−7) and has a slope of 11?

What is the equation of the line that passes through the point (-8,-7)(−8,−7) and-example-1
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The equation of a line that passes through a given point having a coordinate (x₁, y₁) is given as


\begin{gathered} y-y_1=m(x-x_1)\text{ ----- equation 1} \\ \text{where} \\ m\text{ is the slope of the line} \\ x_1,y_1\text{ is the coordinate of the point} \end{gathered}

Given that the line has a slope of 1, and passes through a point of coordinate

(-8, -7), substitute these values into equation 1.

Thus,


\begin{gathered} m\text{ = 1} \\ (x_(1,)y_1)\text{ =(-8, -7)} \\ y-(-7)\text{ = 1(x-(-8))} \\ y+7=1(x+8) \\ \text{open brackets} \\ y+7=x+8 \\ \Rightarrow y=x+1 \end{gathered}

Hence, the equation of the line is


y=x+1

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