Question

What is the equation of a line that passes through (-6, 2) and has a slope of −12 ?

y=x2−2

y=−x2−1

y=2x+1

y=−2x−1

Answer 1

required equation of a line is
y=mx+c

Answer 2

how would i put that in the equation?

Answer 3

given
slope m =-12
x=-6
y=2

Answer 4

put those values in the above equation of a line
find c

Answer 5

There seems to be a conflict with the data you've provided for this problem. Review the problem and the distractors.

Answer 6

What is the equation of a line that passes through (-6, 2) and has a slope of −12 ?

y=x2−2

y=−x2−1

y=2x+1

y=−2x−1 is the exact information in the problem

Answer 7

The -12 seems to a stranger to this problem. If it is a -12 then the line equation would be: y = -12x - 70 which isn't even close to your options.

Answer 8

You can substitute -6 for x and solve each option, the y value should compute as 2.
y= -6^2 - 2 = 34 not 2 wrong answer for the first choice.

Answer 9

so which one would that be... im not very good at math

Answer 10

well lets check the 2nd one y= - (-6^2) - 1 = -36 -1 = -37 not the required 2.
wrong answer1.

Now the 3rd choice y = 2x + 1, y=2(-6) + 1 = -12 + 1 = 11, again not the 2 needed
wrong answer.

The last one y = -2x - 1 = -2(-6) -1 = 12 -1 = 11, again not the y =2 as provided by the point given for the problem (-6, 2)

We can conclude there is no best answer for the choices provided.

Answer 11

ok,that seems to be a problem

Answer 12

The correct answer for the info provided is: y = -12x - 70
To verify substitute the point values (-6, 2) this means x = -6, and y = 2/
y=-12 (-6) -70 = 72 - 70 = 2, y=2 Yep correct answer.

Answer 13

Did this problem come from your text, or a student handout?

Answer 14

Sorry I can't be of further help. Good luck with your studies.

Answer 15

By the way, the slope will be the coefficient of the "x" term in the equation provided by @shamim

Answer 16

It came from a online school,you were a great help and thank you.

Answer 17

You're welcome shadow.655