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A straight line passes through the origin and has a gradient of 4. Find the equation

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Answer:

y = 4x

Explanation:

The slope is 4.

The line passes through (0, 0).

Equation of a line y = mx + b, m is the slope, and b is the y-intercept.

y = 4x + b

Put x and y as 0.

0 = 4(0) + b

0 = b

The y-intercept is 0.

The equation of the line is y = 4x.

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