Q. What is the equation of the line that passes through the point (8,3) and has a slope of 43 ?Answer:
Identify Equation 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=43 and a point (x,y)=(8,3). We can plug these values into the slope-intercept equation to solve for b. 3=(43)⋅8+b
Perform Multiplication: Perform the multiplication to simplify the equation.3=(43)⋅8+b simplifies to 3=6+b.
Subtract to Solve: Subtract 6 from both sides to solve for b. 3−6=b, which simplifies to b=−3.
Write Final Equation: Write the final equation of the line using the slope and y-intercept.Now that we have the slope m=43 and the y-intercept b=−3, we can write the equation of the line as y=43x−3.
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