# How ould I start this off?

1. Apr 7, 2008

### jayar182

1. The problem statement, all variables and given/known data

find the equation of the line with the inclination 130 degrees going through point (0,2)

2. Relevant equations

3. The attempt at a solution

baffled at how to start...

thanks!

2. Apr 7, 2008

### Pere Callahan

What do you know about the equation of a line?

3. Apr 8, 2008

### Dr Zoidburg

Maybe drawing it 1st will give you an idea of what the equation should be.

A line of inlcination 180$$\cdot$$ going through (0,2) would have the equation: y = 2

4. Apr 8, 2008

### HallsofIvy

What is the slope of the line?

5. Apr 10, 2008

### jayar182

for the past two days, I couldn't enter this site...

thanks, for the equation, this is all the information given...I assume it will be in a "y=mx+b" format, but I am not sure. also the slope has to be a 130 degree angle with the horizontal axis (I believe the x axis)...

if it helps, the class is math analyst, which is the one before calculus...

thanks!

6. Apr 11, 2008

### HallsofIvy

No, the "slope" of a line, in this sense, is NOT the angle it makes with the x-axis, it is the tangent of that angle. Now, how is that "slope" connected with y= mx+ b?