Question

What is the slope of the trend line in the scatterplot ? Show workWhat is the equation for the trend line shown in problem 11?show work

Answer 1

Given

`\begin{gathered} \text{Point 1 (12,24)} \\ Po\text{ int2(2,79)} \end{gathered}`

Using slope formula

`\begin{gathered} \text{Slope (m)=}(y_2-y_1)/(x_2-x_1) \\ x_1=12 \\ x_2=2 \\ y_1=24 \\ y_2=79 \end{gathered}`
`\text{Slope (m)=}(79-24)/(2-12)=(55)/(-10)=-5.5`

To write the equation