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A line with a slope of 2/3 passes through the point (-2, 3). What is the equation in point-slope form? Then graph it.

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Solution:

A point-slope form for a line is given by the following equation:


y-y_1=m(x-x_1)

where (x1,y1) is a point on the line, and m is a slope of this line. In this case, we have that:

(x1,y1)= (-2,3) and m = 2/3

so, the point-slope form for the given line would be:


y-3_{}=(2)/(3)(x+2_{})

so that, the correct answer is :


y-3_{}=(2)/(3)(x+2_{})

solving for y, this is equivalent to:


y_{}=(2)/(3)(x+2_{})+3

applying the distributive property, this is equivalent to:


y\text{ = }(2)/(3)x+(4)/(3)+3

or


y\text{ = }(2)/(3)x+((4)/(3)+3)

this is equivalent to


y\text{ = }(2)/(3)x+(13)/(3)\text{ = }(2)/(3)x\text{ + 4.33}

that is:


y\text{ = }(2)/(3)x\text{ + 4.33}

then, the y-intercept is 4.33

and the graph of this line is:

A line with a slope of 2/3 passes through the point (-2, 3). What is the equation-example-1
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