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 form to solve for b. −2=65×6+b
Perform multiplication: Perform the multiplication to simplify the equation.−2=65×6+b simplifies to −2=5+b because 65×6 equals 5.
Solve for y-intercept: Solve for the y-intercept b. Subtract 5 from both sides of the equation to isolate b. −2−5=bb=−7
Write final equation: Write the final equation of the line using the slope and y-intercept.We have the slope m as 65 and the y-intercept b as −7. The equation of the line in slope-intercept form is:y=65x−7
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