Q. What is the equation of the line that passes through the point (−6,−6) and has a slope of 21 ?Answer:
Identify Slope and Point: Identify the slope m and the point (x1,y1) through which the line passes.We have:Slope m: 21Point (x1,y1): (−6,−6)The slope-intercept form of a line is y=mx+b, where m is the slope and b is the y-intercept.
Use Point-Slope Form: Use the point-slope form of the equation of a line to find the y-intercept b. The point-slope form is y−y1=m(x−x1). Substitute the given point and slope into the point-slope form: y−(−6)=21(x−(−6)) Simplify and solve for y: y+6=21(x+6)
Distribute Slope: Distribute the slope (21) on the right side of the equation.y+6=21×x+21×6y+6=21×x+3
Isolate y: Isolate y to get the equation in slope-intercept form (y=mx+b).Subtract 6 from both sides of the equation:y=21⋅x+3−6y=21⋅x−3
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