Question

Choose the equation below that represents the line passing through the point (1, -4) with a slope of one half.


Choose the equation below that represents the line passing through the point (1, -4) with a slope of one half.

Answer 1

a. y - 4 = one half(x - 1)
b. y + 4 = 2(x - 1)
c. y + 4 = one half(x - 1)
d. y - 4 = 2(x + 1)

Answer 2

a or c rigjt?

Answer 3

Use the point slope formula do you know what it is and how to use it?

Answer 4

y1-y2/x1-x2

Answer 5

That is the formula to find the slope of a line. Once you have the slope and a point you can use the point slope formula to find the rest of the equation. Those answers are all in point slope form. Give me a moment to work it out and ill get back too you

Answer 6

If you use the point slope m=y-y coordinate/x-x coordinate then you get 1/2=y-(-4)/x-1... Multiply both sides by (x-1) and you get 1/2(x-1)=y+4 or c make sense?

Answer 7

not really

Answer 8

confused lol

Answer 9

m stands in for the slope try to write it out and replace my / with fraction bars and it should be a little easier to understand

Answer 10

yes, you have correctly narrowed it down to a or c.

They gave you a point \(\sf (1,-4)\), and that is in the form of \(\sf (x_1,y_1)\)

So, plug in the values into:

\(\sf y-y_1=m(x-x_1)\)

where m is the slope

Answer 11

showing me up lol with all your fancy techniques

Answer 12

so y+4= 1/2(x - 1)

Answer 13

correct

Answer 14

This is not fancy, this is the easy way @3714

Answer 15

thanks again abdullah

Answer 16

np :)

Answer 17

lol I tired

Answer 18

but your way would lead to the correct answer too, so no worries xD