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Given a slope of 2 and point (-4,5) write an equation in point slope form

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Answer:

y-5=2(x+4)

Step-by-step explanation:

Point slope form is:

y-y1=m(x-x1)

We can plug in the point and the slope

y-(5)=(2)(x-(-4))

Remove parenthesis and simplify to:

y-5=2(x+4)

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