Answer:
Most people when asked, “What is the equation of a line?”, will answer, “y = mx + b”. This is the
equation of a line in what is called slope-intercept form where “m” is the slope and “b” is the yintercept. So, how do you find the equation of a line? There are several different ways that you can find
the equation of a line. I find the equation of a line everytime by following the same three steps:
Step 1: Find the slope of the line.
Step 2: Use the slope to find the y-intercept.
Step 3: Use steps 1 and 2 to write the answer.
I will explain these steps by looking a several examples. Please understand that there are often several
different ways to complete each math problem, but I have found through the years that students are most
successful when the do problems the same way each and every time they attempt the problem. If you
know a different way to find the answer that is great, but I am going to show how to do the problem one
way and use the same technique everytime I see this problem.
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