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A line has a slope of 8 and passes through the point (1,3)(1,3). Write its equation in slopeintercept form.
Write your answer using integers, proper fractions, and improper fractions in simplest form. \square

Studdy Solution

STEP 1

What is this asking? We need to find the equation of a line, specifically in slope-intercept form, given its slope and a point it passes through. Watch out! Remember slope-intercept form is y=mx+by = mx + b, where mm is the slope and bb is the y-intercept, not the x-intercept!

STEP 2

1. Set up the equation with the given slope.
2. Plug in the given point to find the y-intercept.
3. Write the final equation.

STEP 3

We're given that the slope of our line is **8**.
Remember, the slope-intercept form of a line is y=mx+by = mx + b, where mm is the slope.
So, we can **plug in** our slope to get y=8x+by = 8x + b.
We're halfway there!

STEP 4

We know the line passes through the point (1,3)(1, 3).
This means when x=1x = 1, y=3y = 3.
Let's **substitute** these values into our equation y=8x+by = 8x + b: 3=81+b3 = 8 \cdot 1 + b

STEP 5

Now, let's **solve for** bb! 3=8+b3 = 8 + b To **isolate** bb, we can add 8 -8 to both sides of the equation: 3+(8)=8+(8)+b3 + (-8) = 8 + (-8) + b 5=b-5 = bSo, our **y-intercept** is 5-5.

STEP 6

We found that m=8m = 8 and b=5b = -5.
Let's **plug these values back** into the slope-intercept form y=mx+by = mx + b.

STEP 7

This gives us the **final equation**: y=8x+(5)y = 8x + (-5) or y=8x5y = 8x - 5.
Awesome!

STEP 8

The equation of the line in slope-intercept form is y=8x5y = 8x - 5.

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