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Writing the equation of the line given a point and slope

Writing the equation of the line given a point and slope-example-1
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Solution

For this case we have the following point (-4, 6) and the slope = -3/2

So then we can do this:

Part A

y - 6 = -3/2 (x+4)

Part B

And solving for this case we have:

6 = -3/2 * (-4)+b

b= 6 -6 =0

And then the equation would be:

y= -3/2 x

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