Which of these points lies on the line described by the equation below? y - 4 = -2(x - 6) a. (-6, -4) b. (-4 ,-6) c. (4, 6) d. (6, 4)

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Which of these points lies on the line described by the equation below? y - 4 = -2(x - 6)

a. (-6, -4)
b. (-4 ,-6)
c. (4, 6)
d. (6, 4)

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y - y₁ = m(x - x₁)
y - 4 = -2(x - 6)
y - 4 = -2(x) + 2(6)
y - 4 = -2x + 12
+ 4 + 4
y = -2x + 16

The answer is D, (6, 4).

Qumber Abbas answered Jul 16, 2017

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