Q. What is the equation of the line that passes through the point (−6,−4) and has a slope of 34 ?Answer:
Identify slope-intercept form: Identify the slope-intercept form of a line's equation. The slope-intercept form of a line's equation is y=mx+b, where m is the slope and b is the y-intercept.
Find y-intercept: Use the given slope and point to find the y-intercept b. We have the slope m as 34 and a point (−6,−4) that the line passes through. We can substitute these values into the slope-intercept form to solve for b. −4=34×(−6)+b
Perform multiplication: Perform the multiplication to simplify the equation.−4=−8+b
Solve for b: Solve for b by adding 8 to both sides of the equation.−4+8=bb=4
Write line equation: Write the equation of the line using the slope m and the y-intercept b. We have m=34 and b=4, so the equation of the line in slope-intercept form is: y=34x+4
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