Find an equation for the graph below: (PLEASE HELP)

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melissa_something · Answer

attachment

anonymous · Answer

you are still here

melissa_something · Answer

Yeah it's easy I know but when I did it myself I got something tottallyyyyy different from mathway

ccswims · Answer

well first we need to find the slope

ccswims · Answer

$$\frac{ y2 - y1 }{ x2 - x1}$$

melissa_something · Answer

its -1/4!

ccswims · Answer

I got -1/5

melissa_something · Answer

Oh yeah youre right my bad

ccswims · Answer

ok, now we must do point-slope form

y - y1 = m(x - x1)

ccswims · Answer

We can pick any point on the graph, so lets pick (-3, -2)

y + 2 = -1/5 (x - 3)

ccswims · Answer

Distrbute -1/5 to x and 3

And it should be (x + 3) that was my mistake

melissa_something · Answer

Thanks! So it will be that! :)

ccswims · Answer

SORRY

ccswims · Answer

I dont know why my computer pasted that

ccswims · Answer

Not yet, this is only point-slope form

ccswims · Answer

not the equation 

y = mx + b yet

ccswims · Answer

unless your equation is asking for point-slope form

melissa_something · Answer

Idk like it literally just says find an equation for the line below but I think it does need to bee in that lol

ccswims · Answer

Well it will usually tell you specifically point-slope form if it wants that. Are you learning about the transtition from point-slope form to the equation, just the equation, or just point-slope form?

ccswims · Answer

What your are learning will help determine what the question is asking

melissa_something · Answer

Um it's online but I think I got it :)