Question

If a line has a slope of 4 and goes through the point open parentheses short dash 1 comma 1 close parentheses, then the equation for the line in slope-intercept form is ______________.

a.)
y equals short dash 4 x minus 3

b.)
y equals 4 x plus 3

c.)
y equals 4 x plus 5

d.)
y equals short dash 4 x minus 5

Answer 1

You are given the slope = 4 and a point is (-1,1)

The equation of a line is written as y - mx + b where m is the slope and b is the y intercept

Using the slope you now have y = 4x + b

Solve for b by replacing x and y with the values of the point:

1 = 4(-1) + b

Simplify:

1 = -4 + b

Add 4 to both sides:

b = 5

The equation of the line is C.) y = 4x + 5