write an equation in the slope intercept form for the line passing through points (-2,0) and (0,2)

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anonymous · Answer

can you find the slope using these points???

anonymous · Answer

$$m=\frac{ y2-y1 }{ x2-x1 }$$
y = mx +b

anonymous · Answer

can you take it from here

anonymous · Answer

Yes, thank you!! @surdawi

anonymous · Answer

you welcome; make sure you write your answer when you are done and i will check it for you

anonymous · Answer

y=-2x+1

anonymous · Answer

slope is wrong

anonymous · Answer

want to retry it?

anonymous · Answer

can you write the equation above with numbers?

anonymous · Answer

y=x+4?

anonymous · Answer

intercept is wrong

anonymous · Answer

slope right wrong b

anonymous · Answer

can you show me how you solve for b so i can tell you where you went wrong

anonymous · Answer

y=x+2

anonymous · Answer

correct

anonymous · Answer

use point slope form to get value of b.
y-y1=m(x-x1)

anonymous · Answer

finally! thanks

anonymous · Answer

did you know where you made your mistake

anonymous · Answer

not really... I am really lost.

anonymous · Answer

so did you just guessed about 4 or what

anonymous · Answer

No, I had both -2 and 2 on the x axis and counted my way frm -2 to 2 and got 4. But I was wrong bc it was supposed to be 2 on the y axis

anonymous · Answer

yes but using formula can eliminate ambiguities i told you before the point slope form 
y-y1=m(x-x1) using this formula you can easily get the slope intercept form of line.