What is the equation, in point-slope form, of the line that has a slope of 6 and passes through the point (–1, –8)?

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gabylovesyou · Answer

Point slope form is y - y1 = m(x - x1) 

All you have to do is substitute the letters for the numbers they gave you.... 

we dont know what y is so you leave it as y... 
y1 is -8 so you already have y - (-8). 

m is the slope... so 6 .. we have y - (-8) = 6

we dont have x.... so y - (-8) = 6(x - 

and x1 is -1 so the equation is 

y - (-8) = 6(x - (-1)) 

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