What is the equation of a line, in general form, that passes through point (1, -2) and has a slope of 1/3

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What is the equation of a line, in general form, that passes through point (1, -2) and has a slope of 1/3 <-----thats a fraction

alekos · Answer

you got any ideas?

anonymous · Answer

@alekos Not a clue, I was doing it all wrong and now im stuck

alekos · Answer

you need to express in the form y = mx + b

where m is the slope and b is the y intercept

does that help?

anonymous · Answer

@alekos these are my choices... Im thinking B
A. x - y + 2 = 0
B. x + y - 2 = 0
C. x - y - 2 = 0

alekos · Answer

my mistake, has to be in general form

Ax + By + C = 0

slope would be - A/B  in this case you're given 1/3 so A would be -1 and B would be 3

so none of the choices are valid