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

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Answer:


y = x + 8

Explanation:

The equation of a line is:


y = mx + c

Where m is the gradient (or as you call it, the slope), and c is the y-intercept. We already know what the slope is, therefore we need to find the y-intercept. You have been given the coordinates (-6, 2), but to find the y-intercept, X must be equal to 0. Since the gradient is 1, we know that for every value we add to X, we must add the same to y. To get from -6 to 0, we must add 6, so we must do the same 2, leaving our y-intercept coordinates as (0, 8), and our y-intercept as 8. Plugging in our values, we are left with the following equation:


y = x + 8

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