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A line passes through the point (2, 7) and has a slope of 4. What is the equation of the line?

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y=4x-1 is the equation that passes through (2,7)
A line passes through the point (2, 7) and has a slope of 4. What is the equation-example-1
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Answer:

y=4x-1

Explanation:

Remember the point slope form equation y-y1=m(x-x1) where m is the slope and the given point is (x1,y1)

y-7=4(x-2) . Plug in the numbers for the equation

y-7=4x-8 distributive property

y = 4x-1

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