Q. What is the equation of the line that passes through the point (−4,4) and has a slope of −2 ?Answer:
Identify slope and point: Identify the slope m and the point (x,y) through which the line passes.We have the slope m=−2 and the point (−4,4).
Use point-slope form: Use the point-slope form of the equation of a line to plug in the values.The point-slope form is y−y1=m(x−x1), where (x1,y1) is the point the line passes through.Let's plug in the values: y−4=−2(x−(−4)).
Simplify equation to slope-intercept form: Simplify the equation from the point-slope form to the slope-intercept formy=mx+b.y−4=−2(x+4)y−4=−2x−8Now, add 4 to both sides to solve for y.y=−2x−8+4y=−2x−4
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