Question

passes through (6,1) and (8,-5)

Answer 1

equation?

Answer 2

yes

Answer 3

I'm tired of doing these

Answer 4

\[\Huge y = -3x+19\]

Answer 5

I don't know how school teachers do this year after year

Answer 6

ask them

Answer 7

is there anyway you could possibly explain that to me so i can try the other ones on my own?

Answer 8

That's what he should have done anyway

Answer 9

do you know how to find the slope?

Answer 10

mx+b right?

Answer 11

No.

Answer 12

then idk what im doing

Answer 13

use the formula:

\[slope =\frac{y_2-y_1}{x_2-x_1}\]

Answer 14

remember that?

Answer 15

yes i do!

Answer 16

plug in the values to find the slope.

Answer 17

soo.. my slope would be -6/2?

Answer 18

yes your slope is -3. By the way, school teachers love to repeat themselves. Mathematics is the study of patterns.

Answer 19

I think you mean repetition in this case

Answer 20

-6/2 = -3

Answer 21

Yes, it is part of the job.

Answer 22

okay, so once i find -3, what do i do?

Answer 23

use y=mx+b
m=-3 slope is -3
use (6,1) x=6 y=1 either point given will work
y=mx+b
1=(-3)(6)+b
1=-18+b
19=b
equation is y=-3x+19

Answer 24

thank you so much!!

Answer 25

Anytime :)