Slope = 2 passing through (6,2)

Mathematics · Middle School · Thu Feb 04 2021

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Given:

Points ( 6, 2 )

x1 = 6

y1 = 2

m = 2

Write the equation of the line.

The equation of the line can be written in slope-intercept form. But, before writing in slope-intercept form, we must first equate in point-slope form.

Formula for the point-slope form:

y -y1 = m (x - x1)

Formula for the slope-intercept form

y = mx + b

Solution:

Solve for point-slope form first, before going to slope-intercept form.

Substitute the given values of x1, m and y1 to the formula for the point-slope form.

y - 2 = 2 ( x -6 )

In order to equate to slope-intercept form, we simply need to distribute 2 to each value inside the parenthesis, and then transpose -2 to the other side of the equation, hence it must be taken to note that in transposing a number, the sign changes.

y - 2 = 2 ( x - 6 )

y - 2 = 2x - 12

y = 2x - 12 + 2

y = 2x - 10

Final answer:

y = 2x -10