graph of a line passing through the ordered pair negative four comma negative four and the ordered pair six comma one

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anonymous · Answer

Your keyboard has keys on it specifically for typing numbers and commas, just so you know.
(-4,-4) and (6,1)

anonymous · Answer

There are a number of ways you can do this. I like slope intercept form, y=mx+b where m is the slope and b is the y-intercept. 
Find the slope first. Rise over run.

ledah · Answer

I know about the comma's i just copied and pasted this :L

anonymous · Answer

Once you know m, pick a point you know (x,y), plug x, y, and m into y = mx + b, then solve for b to get the intercept.
Use m and b to write the general form.

ledah · Answer

but please continue

anonymous · Answer

Haha, gotcha. I'm just messing with you =)
Try that out and ask me any questions that come up.

ledah · Answer

y = ½x - 2  is this it?

anonymous · Answer

Great job =)

ledah · Answer

thanks

anonymous · Answer

$$m = \frac{\text{rise}}{\text{run}} = \frac{1-(-4)}{6-(-4)} = \frac{5}{10} = \frac{1}{2}$$

Now to find the value of b, I'll use the point (6,1)
$$y = mx + b \rightarrow 1 = \frac{1}{2}*6 + b \rightarrow 1 = 3 + b\ \rightarrow 1-3 = -2 =b$$
So m = 1/2 and b = -2 gives
y = (1/2)x -2