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What is the equation of the line that has a slope of –4 and passes through the point (2, 3)?

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Answer:

y=-4x+11

Explanation:

We can use the point-slope form of a line to solve this, which is

y - y₁ = m (x - x₁), where (x₁ , y₁) is a point and m is the slope.

We have:

y - 3 = -4(x - 2)

y - 3 = -4x + 8

y = -4x + 11

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