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Determine the equation of the line with the following characteristics.

Slope=3, passing through (-1, 10)

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Answer:

y = 3x + 13

Explanation:

The equation of a line is also known as slope-intercept form.

Slope-intercept form is y = mx + b where m is the slope and b is the y-intercept.

To put an equation in slope-intercept form, we need the slop and the y-intercept.

In this case, we already have the slope which is 3.

So far, we have y = 3x + b

Now, we need to find the y-intercept.

Since you already have a point, we can plug in the x and y values from the point, into the equation.

10 = 3(-1) + b

Now, we can solve for b.

10 = -3 + b

Add three on both sides so it becomes:

13 = b

13 is the y-intercept

y = 3x + 13

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