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What is the equation of a line that goes through $(-6, 3)$ and has a slope of $-2/3$ ?

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prachi.shukla · Stefan V.

May 11, 2018

$y= -2/3x-1$

Explanation:

Use

$y=mx+b$

Plug in the numbers

$3=-2/3(-6)+b$

Solve

$3=4+b$

Subtract $4$ from both sides

$-1=b$

So

$y=-2/3x-1$

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