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What is the equation of a line with a slope of -2 and passes through the point (6,8)

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Start with the point-slope formula, shown below in bold.

Y - y1 = m(x - x1)

Our point which in this case is (6, 8) represents (x1, y1) in our formula.

~Substitute

Y - 8 = -2(x - 6)

I will be writing this equation in standard form.

First distribute the -2 through the parentheses.

This gives us y - 8 = -2x + 12.

Next we would move the -8 to the right side of the equation

by adding 8 to both sides to get y = -2x + 20.

Finally we move our x term to the left side of the equation

by adding 2x to both sides and our answer is 2x + y = 20.

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