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write an equation in point slope form of the line that passes through the point (5/6 , 0) and has a slope of m=-3

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(\stackrel{x_1}{(5)/(6)}~,~\stackrel{y_1}{0})~\hspace{10em} \stackrel{slope}{m}\implies -3 \\\\\\ \begin{array} \cline{1-1} \textit{point-slope form}\\ \cline{1-1} \\ y-y_1=m(x-x_1) \\\\ \cline{1-1} \end{array}\implies y-\stackrel{y_1}{0}=\stackrel{m}{-3}(x-\stackrel{x_1}{(5)/(6)})

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