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Slope = - 3/2; passes through (-4, 7)

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Answer:


y=-(3)/(2)x+1

Explanation:

The equation of a line in slope-intercept form is:


y=mx+b

Each variable represents:

"y" - y coordinate for any point on the line

"m" - slope of the line

"x" - x coordinate for any point on the line

"b" - y-intercept of the line (where the line intercepts the y-axis)

Given:

Slope = -3/2

Passes through (-4, 7) --> x = -4, y=7

Find:

y-intercept

Let's substitute the given information into the equation:


y=mx+b\\7=-(3)/(2)(-4)+b\\7=-(-12)/(2)+b\\7=-(-6)+b\\7=6+b\\$Subtract 6 from both sides\\$b=1

Therefore the final equation is:


y=-(3)/(2)x+1

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