Question

how do i determine the equation of the line

Answer 1

Okay, what's the y-intercept of the line (where does the line meet with the y-axis)?

Answer 2

here is a graph

Answer 3

Yes, I know. Do you know where the y-intercept is?

Answer 4

y=5

Answer 5

what confuses me is the slope

Answer 6

No, not exactly. It crosses the y-axis at (0, 4)

Answer 7

Okay, slope = how steep/narrow the line is. So in this case, you have (0, 4) and (1,1) on the line.

Answer 8

The slope is easy to find when you're given a graph. You use rise over run. If the line gradually decreases (it goes down), then the slope is negative. The slope is negative in this case.

Answer 9

it goes over 1 and across 3?

Answer 10

-3/1?

Answer 11

Yeah, that's right! Good job

Answer 12

So, now do you know how to write an equation?

Answer 13

thank you

Answer 14

np, do u get how to answer the q now?

Answer 15

-3/1x+4

Answer 16

right! but you forgot the x with the slope -> y = -3x + 4

Answer 17

yeah, now it's perfect

Answer 18

you can just write -3 too, it means the same thing (: