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Which equation in standard form has a slope of -1/3 and go through the point (12,-3)?

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Answer:

x + 3y = 3

Explanation:

The standard form equation ...

ax +by = c

has slope -a/b. Here, we want -a/b = -1/3, and we want a > 0. We can choose ...

a = 1, b = 3

and we can find the constant c using the given point.

x +3y = 12 +3(-3) = 3

The desired standard-form equation is ...

x + 3y = 3

Which equation in standard form has a slope of -1/3 and go through the point (12,-3)?-example-1
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