Q. What is the equation of the line that passes through the point (−6,2) and has a slope of 65 ?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 65 and the point (−6,2). We can plug these values into the slope-intercept equation y=mx+b to solve for b. 2=65×(−6)+b
Perform multiplication: Perform the multiplication to simplify the equation. 2=−5+b
Solve for b: Solve for b by adding 5 to both sides of the equation.2+5=bb=7
Write final equation: Write the final equation of the line using the slope m and y-intercept b. We have m as 65 and b as 7, so the equation of the line in slope-intercept form is: y=65x+7
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