Precalculus (6th Edition) Blitzer

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ISBN 10: 0-13446-914-3
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Chapter 1 - Review Exercises - Page 302: 55

Answer

The equation of the line passes through $\left( -3,\ 2 \right)$ and the slope of the line is -6; the point-slope and slope-intercept form is $y+6x+16=0$ and $y=-6x-16$.

Work Step by Step

The slope and a point on the line is given as $\left( -3,\ 2 \right)$ and -6. Point-Slope form: Therefore, the equation of the line by point-slope form will be: $y-{{y}_{1}}=m\left( x-{{x}_{1}} \right)$. Substituting the given data in the above equation to get the desired equation of the line: $\begin{align} & y-2=-6\left\{ x-\left( -3 \right) \right\} \\ & y-2=-6\left( x+3 \right) \\ & y-2=-6x-18 \\ & y+6x+16=0 \end{align}$ Slope-Intercept form: Now, the above equation can be rewritten as: $y=-6x-16$ Comparing the above equation with the general equation of slope-intercept form: $\begin{align} & y=mx+c \\ & \text{Therefore,} \\ & m=-6 \\ & c=-16. \end{align}$ Therefore, the equation of the line passes through $\left( -3,\ 2 \right)$ and the slope of the line is -6; the point-slope and slope-intercept form is $y+6x+16=0$ and $y=-6x-16$.
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