What is an equation of a line with a slope of -2 that passes through the point of (-4,10)

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Answer 1

What we need to use is the point-slope formula:

y - y₁ = m(x - x₁)

Insert the values:

y - 10 = -2(x - (-4))

Subtracting a negative:

y - 10 = -2(x + 4)

Distribute:

y - 10 = -2x - 8

Add 10 to both sides:

y = -2x + 2