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What is the equation of the line that passes through the point (-8, -6) and has a slope of 1/2

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Answer:

y = 1/2x - 2

Explanation:

you can use the point-slope formula, which is y = mx + b

'y' can represent -6

'x' can represent -8

'm' represents the slope of 1/2

we can plug these values into the formula to find 'b' (which is the y-intercept)

-6 = -8(1/2) + b

-6 = -4 + b

add 4 to each side and the value of 'b' is -2

now fill in the slope and y-intercept to get the equation

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