Find the equation of the line which intersects the x-axis at a distance of $3$ units to the left of origin with slope $- 2$ .

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Solution

$y = m x + c$
$m = - 2$
$y = - 2 x + c$
$9 +$ contains point (-3,0)
$Θ = 6 + c$
$c = - 6$
line is $- 2 x - 6 = y$
OR
$y = - 2 x - 6$

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