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SajjadAhmad wrote:

The line ‘p’ passes through origin and has slope 3. If the points (x, 12) and (6, y) lie on ‘p’, what is the value of x - 2y?

A. -32
B. -20
C. -18
D. 18
E. 32

EG-2

Use the slope-intercept form of the equation of a line.
To find variables, either plug in each numeric coordinate or treat the coordinate pairs as afunction.

(1) Write the equation of Line P in slope-intercept form:
\(y=mx+b\)\(m=\) slope
\(b=\) y-intercept

If a line passes through the origin, its y-intercept is 0
(as is its x-intercept,
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