I apologize for any confusion earlier. Let's clarify the distribution step in detail to eliminate any doubts about where the \(18\) comes from.
Starting from the original equation:
\[
y - 9 = -6(x - 3)
\]
When we distribute \(-6\) across the terms inside the parentheses \((x - 3)\), we need to apply multiplication to both terms:
-
The first term is \(x\):
\[
-6 \cdot x = -6x
\]
-
The second term is \(-3\):
\[
-6 \cdot (-3) = 18
\]
Now, let's write that out step by step:
- We take the \(-6\) and apply it to both \(x\) and \(-3\):
\[
-6 \cdot (x - 3) = -6 \cdot x + -6 \cdot (-3)
\]
This simplifies to:
\[
-6x + 18
\]
So, when we say \( -6 \) distributes to \(-3\), keep in mind that multiplying two negative numbers gives a positive result, thus:
- \(-6\) times \(-3\) equals \(+18\).
Putting it all together, after distributing, we have:
\[
y - 9 = -6x + 18
\]
If we add \(9\) to both sides to solve for \(y\):
\[
y = -6x + 18 + 9
\]
\[
y = -6x + 27
\]
So the final equation in slope-intercept form is:
\[
y = -6x + 27
\]
Thank you for pointing that out! If you have further questions, feel free to ask.