Question

Slope -2, passes through (-3, 14)

Answer 1

y - y1 = m(x-x1)
plug it in and solve.

Answer 2

It just said put the equation

Answer 3

Okay captainmico remember from you last question what is the m value?

Answer 4

-2

Answer 5

okay now can you write the equation subing in correct values for x,y, and m but leaving the b value alone?

Answer 6

Y=-2x14-3?

Answer 7

not quite lets look at the coordinates they gave you
(-3,14)
these coordinates mean that if x=-3 then y=14

Answer 8

you already said that m=-2

Answer 9

so sub in the known values for x,y and m into the general equation
y=mx+b

Answer 10

14=-2-3x

Answer 11

Or the x is in 2

Answer 12

...no
look lets take this one step at a time
lets look at the general equation again.y=mx+b this time sub in only the y value for the moment

Answer 13

Okay so -2x - 3=14

Answer 14

...look I will give you the substitution this time
y=mx+b
14=-2*-3+b

Answer 15

can you solve that equation for b?

Answer 16

-5? How?

Answer 17

...can you post the steps you took in solving that equation for me?

Answer 18

20? I need to finish this asap

Answer 19

very very close look you multiply -2 and -3 together to get +6 so you have
14=6+b

Answer 20

what is your next step?

Answer 21

Yeah i minused it

Answer 22

so what is the value of b?

Answer 23

Normally I wouldn't tell you the correct answer like this but...nobody else is helping you with this one and I really have to go so b=8