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Writing Equations of a Line

Short Answer

1 Write the equation that describes the line with 10 Write an equation in slope-intercept form of the
slope =
4
and y-intercept = −3 in slope-intercept line with slope −2 that contains the point (3, –5).
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form.
11 Write an equation in slope-intercept form of the
line with slope −3 that contains the point (–2,
2 Write the equation that describes the line with
–1).
slope = −1 and y-intercept = − 2 in slope-intercept
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form. 12 Write an equation in slope-intercept form of the

line with slope 8 that contains the point (–1, 2).
3 Write the equation that describes the line with
slope = 1 and y-intercept = −2 in slope-intercept 13 Write an equation in slope-intercept form for the
form. line that passes through (-1 , 1) and (6, -2).

4 Write the equation that describes the line with 14 Write an equation in slope-intercept form for the
slope = 1 and y-intercept = −3 in slope-intercept line that passes through (-3, -6) and (-6, -5).
form.
15 Write an equation in slope-intercept form for the
5 Write the equation that describes the line with line that passes through (-5, -2) and (-9, 7).
slope = − 2 and y-intercept = 4 in slope-intercept
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form. 16 Write an equation in slope-intercept form for the

line that passes through (-8, -9) and (-4, 4).
6 Write the equation that describes the line with
slope = −4 and y-intercept = − 2 in slope-intercept
3 17 Write an equation in slope-intercept form for the
line that passes through (-4, -1) and (-1, 8).
form.
18 Write an equation in slope-intercept form for the
7 Write an equation in point-slope form for the line
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line that passes through (-1, -7) and (-9, 2).
that has a slope of 9
and contains the point (–8,
2).

8 Write an equation in point-slope form for the line

that has a slope of 6 and contains the point (–2,
6).

9 Write an equation in point-slope form for the line

2
that has a slope of 5
and contains the point (1, 4).