194k views
5 votes
Through: (1, 2), slope = 0

User Rerezz
by
8.3k points

1 Answer

5 votes

I could not figure slope = 0 but I did figure out slope = 1

I hope my answer helps

Write the slope intercept form of the equation of the line through the given point with the given slope.

through:(2,-4), slope=-1

Step 1. The slope-intercept form is given as y=mx+b where m is the slope and b is the y-intercept when x=0 or at point (0,b).

Step 2. Now we have to find the line with slope m=-1 going through point (2,-4).

Step 3. Given two points (x1,y1) and (x2,y2), then the slope m is given as

m=%28y2-y1%29%2F%28x2-x1%29

Step 4. Let (x1,y1)=(2,-4) or x1=2 and y1=-4. Let other point be (x2,y2)=(x,y) or x2=x and y2=y.

Step 5. Now we're given m=-1. Substituting above values and variables in the slope equation m yields the following steps:

m=%28y2-y1%29%2F%28x2-x1%29

-1=%28y-%28-4%29%29%2F%28x-2%29=%28y%2B4%29%2F%28x-2%29

Step 6. Multiply x-1 to both sides to get rid of denominator on right side of equation.

-1%28x-2%29=y%2B4

-x%2B2=y%2B4

Step 7. Add -4 to both sides of the equation

-x%2B2%2B%28-4%29=y%2B4%2B%28-4%29

-x-2=y

Step 7. ANSWER: The equation in slope-intercept form is y=-x-2 where the slope m=-1 and the y-intercept b=-2.

here is a note: the above equation can be rewritten in standard form as

x%2By=-2

Sorry if I used weird symboles for this...

Hope this helps!!!

User Predictor
by
8.2k points

No related questions found

Welcome to QAmmunity.org, where you can ask questions and receive answers from other members of our community.

9.4m questions

12.2m answers

Categories