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Question
Find the equation of the line
y=−61x+34
Evaluate
m=−61,(8,0)
To apply the point-slope formula y−y1=m(x−x1),use the slope m=−61 and point (8,0) as (x1,y1)
y−0=−61(x−8)
Removing 0 doesn't change the value,so remove it from the expression
y=−61(x−8)
Solution
More Steps
Evaluate
−61(x−8)
Apply the distributive property
−61x−(−61×8)
Multiply the numbers
More Steps
Evaluate
−61×8
Reduce the numbers
−31×4
Multiply the numbers
−34
−61x−(−34)
If a negative sign or a subtraction symbol appears outside parentheses, remove the parentheses and change the sign of every term within the parentheses
−61x+34
y=−61x+34
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