Question

How do you get the equation of the line in fully simplified slope-intercept form?​

Answer 1

y= -2/5 x -4

Explanation:

So the equation is y=mx+b. Where m=slope and b=y-intercept. To find b, you would see at what point does the line cross the y axis. That would be at -4 so, -4 would be the b or y-intercept. To find m, you would take two points on the line and use this equation:

m=(y2 - y1 )/(x2 - x1)

If you were using the points, (-10,0) and (0, -4) the equation would be:

m=(-4-0) / (0+10)

So, m= -2/5

The equation of the line would end up being:

y= -2/5 x -4