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A line passes through the point (8,9) and has a slope of 3/4

What is the equation in slope intercept form for this line

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Answer:
y=(3)/(4)x+3

Explanation:

Slope-intercept form is y=mx+b, where m is the slope and b is the y-intercept. Since we are given slope, we can plug that into m, and use the given point to find the y-intercept.


y=(3)/(4)x+b [plug in (8,9)]


9=(3)/(4)(8)+b [multiply]


9=6+b [subtract both sides by 6]


b=3

Now that we have b, we can complete the equation to
y=(3)/(4)x+3.

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