Question

Determine the equation of the line, in slope-intercept form, that will get your spacecraft from Point B to Point C. Slope=1 Point: (-5,-4)

Convert the equations you arrived at in question 2 and question 4 into slope-intercept form.
y+2=1(x+3)- #2 answer
y-0=1(x+1)- #4 answer

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Answer 1

Any ideas?

Answer 2

Well, when I did the first one, I got y=1x-4. But, when I did the second one and converted them into slope intercept form, I got y=1x+1for both equations. What I don't get is if they're on the same line, how are the slopes different?

Answer 3

What is point B and point C?

Answer 4

(-3,-2),(-5,-4)

Answer 5

So let's start with a sketch, ok?

Answer 6

Here's the graph.

Answer 7

Can you see that the y-intercept is (0, 1) and the slope m=1?

Answer 8

I can see the slope but not the y intercept. I thought the slope intercept was -4 because you picked one point and put the values in the slope-intercept formula.

Answer 9

y-intercept*

Answer 10

The y-intercept is the point where the line intercepts the y-axis.

Answer 11

Okay. So, my slope for the first one should match the two I got for the second problem?

Answer 12

$$ y=1x+1$$ This is the equation

Answer 13

What else does the question ask for?

Answer 14

That's all it asks for. How did you get that?

Answer 15

I read it off the graph you gave