Question

find the equation of a line that satisfies the given conditions; x-intercept 1 and y- intercept is -3

Answer 1

Hey, do you want the answer or a walk through?

Answer 2

a walk through.

Answer 3

Okay well first, we will discover how to make a line which has a y-intercept of -3. So the equation should look something like this:

y = mx + b

y will always be just y.
m = your slope
x = variable
b = the y intercept.

So what do you want to b to be in this?
Hint: it's one of the intercepts.

Answer 4

Is it -3?

Answer 5

Yes, goodjob @kim23
So what would the equation look like so far?

Answer 6

Alright so now its going to be \[y=mx+(-3)\]