Q. What is the equation of the line that passes through the point (−6,−4) and has a slope of 2?Answer:
Identify slope and point: Identify the slope m and the point (x1,y1) through which the line passes.We have:Slope m: 2Point (x1,y1): (−6,−4)We will use the point-slope form of the equation of a line to find the equation.Point-slope form: y−y1=m(x−x1)
Substitute values into equation: Substitute the slope and the coordinates of the point into the point-slope form equation.Using the point (−6,−4) and the slope 2, we get:y−(−4)=2(x−(−6))Simplify the equation by distributing the slope and removing parentheses.y+4=2(x+6)
Distribute slope: Distribute the slope on the right side of the equation.y+4=2x+12
Isolate y in slope-intercept form: Isolate y to get the equation in slope-intercept form (y=mx+b).Subtract 4 from both sides of the equation to solve for y.y=2x+12−4y=2x+8
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