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so you basically need to go through the list and re-write all of them in y = mx + b form by solving each equation for y
can you write them in the form and I solve them orrr? should I do it
like you just need to go one by one, starting w/ 5x + 3y = 4 since we want "y" by itself we can subtract 5x to get 3y = -5x + 4 then dividing by three to isolate y gives us y = -5/3 x + (4/3) that's not what we want ( we want a + slope) so try B, C, and D
Not B
hmmmm either C or D im thinking C
hm, you sure? 5x - 3y = -4 3y = 5x + 4 dividing both sides by 3 gives us y = (5/3)x + 4/3 which is exactly what the question is asking (positive slope + y-intercept as 4/3) so B is the best sol'n
Ohh I missed one step my bad
your general form for point slope is y - y1 = m(x-x1) plug in (4,-8) as your (x1,y1) value and look for the answer choice with positive m value
be careful w/ signs
how about the y and m?
leave the x, y, and m alone for now
y - y1 = m(4- (-8)) solve like this?
x and y get left alone x1 and y 1 get replaced with 4 and -8 so y - y1 = m(x-x1) becomes y + 8 = m(x-4) now see which answer choice has a positive m value with y + 8 and (x-4) remaining the same
D
notice how choice D has m = -4 which is negative so that's not it
C my bad just noticed it
yup good
slope intercept is y = mx + b so look for positive m and b = 3
A
or D but im leaning to A
notice how D has a neg. slope so it must be A
oh lordy anyway start by taking y + 5 = -3(x-1) distributing the -3, then subtracting 5 from both sides to isolate y, then combine like terms
−3x+3
so its y + 5 = −3x+3
y + 5 = -3x +2
correct? and now combine like terms?
just be careful you were right up to this point y + 5 = −3x+3 then subtract 5 from both sides
I always have a hard time doing this part lol
just gotta remember, since 5 is a constant the y and x shouldn't be affected
y = -3x -2
awesome! that matches up perfectly w/ answer A but there is one more equivalent form now take y = -3x - 2 and add 3x to both sides to convert to standard form
y = -3x - 5?
or no
hm not quite, remember we are adding 3x so the constants shouldn't be affected so we get y = -3x - 2 y + 3x = -3x - 2 + 3x so 3x + y = -2 which are choices 1 and 3
A? or D
if you re-write 2x + y = 4 you get y = -2x + 4 so that's -2 slope D is a better choice
B or C
hoo boy anyway our best bet is to find the slope between (-2,-2) and (4,10) first using the slope formula
and how do we do that?
pick one point to be your (x1,y1) and the other point to be your (x2,y2) then find m = (y2-y1)/(x2-x1)
so (4-(-2)) / (-2-10)
close, y-coordinates are on top so (10 - (-2))/(4 - (-2))
2
is the answer to that ^^
ah, yes so if the slope is positive 2 there can only be one solution, any ones that stand out so far?
A and D
so keep in mind that point slope form is (y-y1) = m(x-x1) if m = the slope = 2 then we should have something like (y-y1) = 2(x-x1) which can only be choice A
same process as last time pick one point to be your (x1,y1) and the other point to be your (x2,y2) then find m = (y2-y1)/(x2-x1)
(9-4) / (2-1)
yup so that gives us +5 as the slope so rn we have y = 5x + b let's just take the point (1,4) and plug that in to get b so 4 = 5(1) + b solve for b
-1
D
good
any ideas? as a hint we can re-write this as y = 8x - 8
B
good start but there's a few more statements that can apply since the slope is positive it moves up from L to R making C also true thoughts on D? what do you get when you plug in y = 0 into y = 8x - 8
its positive
which means B and D
good so B+C+D
well let's start w/ the obvious, is the y-intercept -2 or +2?
2
hm, not quite, notice if you put your eye on the origin you have to go down 2 units to touch the graph so the y-intercept is -2
anyway, from there we pick two points on the graph (0,-2) and (-1,1) and calculate the slope using the slope formula
*just had to fix a tiny typo
so like what we did in the problem b4?
yes (y2-y1)/(x2-x1)
(-2-1) / (0-1)
close, you missed a sign (-2 -1) / (0 - (-1)) which gives us a slope of -3 so putting it all together y = (-3)x - 2
D
hoo boy anyway they give you the point (-1,4) for a reason, to plug into the point slope form y - 4 = m(x+1)
so to figure out the slope we just gotta pick two points (-6,6) and (-1,4) apply the slope formula to that
(6-4) / (-6- (-1))
good so that gives us -2/5 so A is the best sol'n
are you too tired or can u help me with some more? lol
I can still keep going
ill make a new psot
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