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Answer:
(b) 6x −7y = −11
Step-by-step explanation:
Perhaps the easiest way to approach this is to look at the y-intercept. To find it, set the value of x to zero, and divide by the y-coefficient. The y-intercepts of these equations are ...
a) 11/-7 = -1 4/7
b) -11/-7 = 1 4/7 . . . . possible candidate
c) 11/-6 = -1 5/6
d) -13/-5 = 2 3/5
The only y-intercept that matches the graph is the one for equation ...
6x -7y = -11
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You can use any of several other strategies to verify this choice:
1) Putting the given point values into the equation:
for (-3, -1): 6(-3) -7(-1) = -18 +7 = -11 . . . . yes
for (1/2, 2): 6(1/2) -7(2) = 3 -14 = -11 . . . . yes
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2) Finding the equation from the given points.
m = (y2 -y1)/(x2 -x1) = (2 -(-1))/(1//2 -(-3)) = 3/(3 1/2) = 6/7
Then the point-slope equation is ...
y -k = m(x -h) . . . . . . line with slope m through point (h, k)
y -(-1) = 6/7(x -(-3)) . . . . . substitute known values
7y +7 = 6x +18 . . . . multiply by 7, simplify
6x -7y = -11 . . . . . . . add -18 -7y to both sides
