Question

Given m = 3/2 and the point (0, -6), which of the following is the point-slope form of the equation?

Answer 1

Explanation:

The equation of a line in

point-slope form

is.

¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯

∣

∣

∣

2

2

y

−

y

1

=

m

(

x

−

x

1

)

2

2

∣

∣

∣

−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−

where m represents the slope and

(

x

1

,

y

1

)

a point on the line

here

m

=

−

2

and

(

x

1

,

y

1

)

=

(

3

,

0

)

⇒

y

−

0

=

−

2

(

x

−

3

)

⇒

y

=

−

2

(

x

−

3

)

←

in point-slope form