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OpenStudy (anonymous):

Question attached!

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Neither do I @ineedyouubiebs

OpenStudy (anonymous):

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OpenStudy (anonymous):

Graph the equation of the line that intersects the coordinate (-3,-1) and has a slope of. 1/4

OpenStudy (anonymous):

@~Chance~ there it is(:

OpenStudy (anonymous):

@Zale101 Hey she put it up!

OpenStudy (anonymous):

I taught it was y=mx+b

OpenStudy (zale101):

oh wait, do this formula y=mx+b and plug in the nimbers m is the slope b is the y intercept

OpenStudy (zale101):

ya ur correct

OpenStudy (zale101):

do u know how to plug in the numbers for that formula?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Yes I think I do, is it y=-3/4x-1 ?

OpenStudy (zale101):

from where is -3/4?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Well I plugged it in like y=1/4(-3)-1 and I multiplied 1/4 and -3 and got -3/4

OpenStudy (anonymous):

That's what I did

OpenStudy (zale101):

hold on, let me check

OpenStudy (zale101):

you have to get two lines in order to have an intersection point

OpenStudy (zale101):

i think ur question should've been -1=1/4(-3)+b cuz the y coordinate is at -1

OpenStudy (zale101):

m is the slope of the line and b is the y-intercept.

OpenStudy (zale101):

x is the x coordinate given and y is the y coordinate given

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Then it'll be -1=-3/4+b

OpenStudy (zale101):

but u need to solve for b then

OpenStudy (anonymous):

-1/4 =b

OpenStudy (zale101):

yes

OpenStudy (anonymous):

No. And after that how do I know where to graph?

OpenStudy (zale101):

Then the line equation must be "y = 1/4x – 1/4".

OpenStudy (zale101):

in slope intercept form

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Can you try to graph it here so I can see I'm on my iPad right nowadays can't use the tools

OpenStudy (zale101):

sure

OpenStudy (zale101):

do u know how to find the solutions and get the ordered pairs ?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Yes

OpenStudy (anonymous):

@Zale101

OpenStudy (zale101):

can i ask u a question? Do u know how to use this formula?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Yes I do I just got confused that's all

OpenStudy (zale101):

the answer became confusing when we started doing the y=mx+b formula

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Yeah it did

OpenStudy (anonymous):

I've never heard of that formula before

OpenStudy (zale101):

oh wait, that's not true if there's two coordinates we first do the the slope (y2 - y1) / (x2 - x1) and then put it in y=mx+b, sorry wrong formula

OpenStudy (zale101):

(y-y1)=m(x-x1) (y--1)=1(x--3) y=1x--3+-1 y=1x+2 1x-y+2=0 here's what i got for the point-slope formula

OpenStudy (zale101):

and the way we graph it was y=x+2

OpenStudy (anonymous):

They havnt taught me this so this is new to me

OpenStudy (zale101):

do u have a math text-book with u?

OpenStudy (zale101):

maybe the formula is near the chapter ur currently on

OpenStudy (zale101):

if i were to use y=mx+b, the graph is y=1x-1

OpenStudy (anonymous):

I think I got. My older sister helped me with. Thank you so much for your help though. I appreciate it(:

OpenStudy (zale101):

no problem, is the answer y=1x-1?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Yup

OpenStudy (zale101):

so we were right before :)

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Yeah we were

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