Explanation The point-slope form of the equation of the line is y − y 1 = m ( x − x 1 ) where ( x 1 , y 1 ) is a point on the line and m is the slope of the line. The slope of a line with equation y = m x + b is defined by the variable m which is the coefficient of x and it is generally defined as the difference in the y -coordinates divided by the difference in the x -coordinates, that is m = y − y 1 x − x 1

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