Question

Write an equation in slope-intercept form of the line that passes
through the points (-4,2) and (1,-1).

Answer 1

would it be \[y-2=\frac{ -3 }{ 5 }(x-4)\]

Answer 2

that is the answer i got

Answer 3

@FibonacciChick666 @Nnesha @mathmath333 @ozzy22 @math92130

Answer 4

is it correct

Answer 5

@gorv

Answer 6

@JamesWolf

Answer 7

you're very close

Answer 8

but you made an error

Answer 9

oh and I just caught the "slope intercept"

so you have to convert over to y = mx+b form

Answer 10

x coordinate is -4

Answer 11

so we will right it as (x-(-4)) not the x-4

Answer 12

now we need to write in slope intercept form

Answer 13

u can conver your equation in that form

Answer 14

ok

Answer 15

distribute -3/5 first insidethebracket

Answer 16

ok um ill be right back

Answer 17

can u do that

Answer 18

ok im back sorry about that

Answer 19

lol..u got what i told ??

Answer 20

no i dont get do i have to put the fraction into brackets like these { or these ]

Answer 21

2(x+2)=2*x+2*2=2x+4 this how we distribute
just multiply the number outside the bracket with element inside the bracket

Answer 22

so the anwser is 6

Answer 23

@jim_thompson5910

Answer 24

how are you getting 6?

Answer 25

well um isnt it 2*1+4=6

Answer 26

1=x

Answer 27

why are you plugging in x = 1? and the expression 2(x+2) was just an example on how to distribute

Answer 28

oh lol sorry

Answer 29

so what would the anwser be @gorv

Answer 30

\[y-2=\frac{ -3 }{ 5 }(x+4)\]

Answer 31

\[y-2=\frac{ -3 }{ 5 }*x+4*\frac{ (-3) }{ 5 }\]

Answer 32

now add 2 on both side

Answer 33

oh i made it - while it was supposed to be +

Answer 34

just add 2 on both side ...

Answer 35

so y=3/s*x+4*1.4

Answer 36

am i right or wrong

Answer 37

@jim_thompson5910

Answer 38

-3/5 = -0.6

you can't say 4*(-0.6) + 2 = 4*1.4

that's incorrect

Answer 39

sure -0.6 + 2 = 1.4 is true, but that 4 up front changes things

Answer 40

so the anwesr would be

Answer 41

?

Answer 42

You can't expect us to just give you the answer. Try it again.

Answer 43

ok

Answer 44

hopefully you see how gorv got

\[\Large y-2=\frac{ -3 }{ 5 }*x+4*\frac{ (-3) }{ 5 }\]

right? or no?

Answer 45

yea but i did it and thats how i got

Answer 46

the next thing to do is to add 2 to both sides

Answer 47

Refer to the attachment.

Answer 48

y=-3/5*x+4 and how do i subtract -3/5 from 2 @jim_thompson5910

Answer 49

first off, what is 4 times -3/5 equal to

Answer 50

-2.4

Answer 51

ok we can keep it as a decimal for now

Answer 52

add 2 to that to get what number?

Answer 53

0.4

Answer 54

@omg1help
y=-3/5*x+4
The 4 should be -(2/5)

Answer 55

-2.4 + 2 is not 0.4

Answer 56

sorry meant -0.4

Answer 57

so we have (-3/5)x + (-0.4) or (-3/5)x - 0.4

Answer 58

convert 0.4 to a fraction to get what?

Answer 59

4/10

Answer 60

reduce that

Answer 61

2/5

Answer 62

so the answer is \[\Large y = -\frac{3}{5}x - \frac{2}{5}\]

Answer 63

really that was so easy i cant believe i didnt get it

Answer 64

because that is equivalent to \[\Large y-2=-\frac{ 3 }{ 5 }*(x+4)\]