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Which equation represents a line that passes through (-2,4) and has a slope of 2/5?

A.y-4=(x+2)
B.y+4=(x-2)
C.y+2=(x-4)
D.y-2=(x+4)

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Answer:

No answer option has a slope of (2/5).

Explanation:

The standard form of a line in slope intercept form is y = mx + b, where m is the slope and b is the y-intercept (the value of y when x is zero).

We are give the slope as (2/5) so we can write:

y = (2/5)x + b

To find b, we can enter the one known point that is on the line, (-2,4):

y = (2/5)x + b

y = (2/5)x + b for (-2,4)

(4) = (2/5)(-2) + b for (-2,4)

4 = -(4/5) + b

b = 4 + (4/5)

b = (20/5) + (4/5)

b = (24/5)

The full equation is y = (4/5)x + (24/5)

This can be written as:

y = (4/5)x + (24/5)

5y = 4x + 24

None of the answer options has a slope of (2/5)

We can rewrite the answer options to put them into slope-intercept format:

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A.y-4=(x+2)

y=(x+2)+4

y = x + 6

B.y+4=(x-2)

y= x - 6

C.y+2=(x-4)

y = x - 6

D.y-2=(x+4)

y = x + 6

None of these lines have a slope of (2/5). In fact, only two even intersect point (-2,4):

A. y-4= (x+2) and

D. y-2 = (x+4)

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