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A line with a slope of 3 passes through the point (2, 6). What is its equation

in slope-intercept form?
please help i need my ixl done and i don’t understand this lesson

User Nerdlinger
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Answer:

I found: y=−3x+12

Step-by-step explanation:

You can use the relationship:

y−y0=m(x−x0)

Where m is the slope and x0,y0 the coordinates of your point.

So with your data:

y−6=−3(x−2)

y=−3x+6+6

y=−3x+12

or:

3x+y=12

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