Precalculus (6th Edition) Blitzer

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Chapter 1 - Section 1.5 - More on Slope - Exercise Set - Page 225: 2

Answer

point-slope form: $y-4=-2(x-3)$ slope-intercept form: $y=-2x+10$

Work Step by Step

Step 1. Using the figure given in the exercise, we can see that line L is parallel to line $y=-2$; thus, we have its slope $m=-2$ . Step 2. As the line passes the point $(3,4)$, we can write the line equation in point-slope form as $y-4=-2(x-3)$ Step 3.The above equation can be rewritten in slope-intercept form as $y=-2x+10$
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