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Graph the line that contains the point...

Graph the line that contains the point...-example-1
User Russ Egan
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We know the slope so substitute the slope first.


y=-(1)/(2)x+b

Then substitute the ordered pairs inside the equation.


-6=-(1)/(2)(3)+b\\-6=-(3)/(2)+b\\-6+(3)/(2)=b \\b=-(9)/(2)

Graph a line that contains the point ***(3,-6)*** and has a slope of ***-1/2***

The graph below is the "line" that you ask. There's no x = -9 so just plot y = -4.5 and draw.

Graph the line that contains the point...-example-1
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