Slope-intercept form of the equation of a line
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Write the slope-intercept form of the equation of each line (see the attached file).
Write the slope-intercept form of the equation of the line through the given points.
5) through: (-2, -3) and (0, 1)
6) through: (0, 2) and (-4, -3)
7) through: (0, 1) and (5, 3)
8) through: (0, -3) and (-1, -3)
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The slope and y-intercept of each line are computed, and these computations are explained in detail. Then they are used to write the slope-intercept form of the equation of the line.
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Write the slope-intercept form of the equation of each line.
The slope-intercept form of the equation of a line is
y = mx + b,
where m is the slope and b is the y-coordinate of the y-intercept.
To find the slope of a line, we choose two points on that line, (x_1, y_1) and (x_2, y_2), and use the coordinates of those points to compute the slope:
slope = (y_2 - y_1)/(x_2 - x_1)
The y-intercept is the point that intersects the y-axis (equivalently, the point whose x-coordinate is 0, which the property that characterizes the points on the y-axis).
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1. The points (x_1, y_1) = (0, 4) and (x_2, y_2) = (-4, 1) are on this line. Thus the slope is
(y_2 - y_1)/(x_2 - x_1) = (1 - 4)/(-4 - 0) = (-3)/(-4) = 3/4.
The y-intercept is the point whose x-coordinate is 0. We have already found that point, namely (0, 4), and its y-coordinate is 4.
Thus m = 3/4 and b = 4, so the equation of this line is
y = (3/4)x + 4
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