Question

Find the equation of a line with the given points. (Put your answers in the form y = mx + b.)

(1, -5)

(5, -1)

Answer 1

Slope = rise/run (-5-(-1))/(1-5), -4/-4 or 1
Now, knowing that when we plug in x, we need to add a constant to get the correct y.
m = 1
y = x - 6