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Find the equation of linethrough: (2,-3), slope = -3

User Evgeny Timoshenko
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y = -3x + 3

Step-by-step explanation:

using equation of line: y = mx + c

m = slope

c = y-intercept

The point: (2, -3) = (x, y)

slope = m = -3

we insert the above into the equation of line to get c:

-3 = -3(2) + c

-3 = -6 + c

-3 + 6 = c

c = 3

The equation of line:

y = -3x + 3

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