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Giving that the slope 2/3 and Y intercept is -3 what is the equation of the line

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Equation of a line is given by:

y=mx + b

where m is the slope and b is the y-intercept

From the question, m=2/3 and b = -3

substituting the values into the formula;


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

we can re-write as:

3y = 2x - 9

Or re-arrange to give:

2x - 3y =9

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