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Write the slope-intercept form of the equation of each line.

Write the slope-intercept form of the equation of each line.-example-1
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The linear equations for each graph are:

1) y = 2x - 1

2) y = (-4/3)*x - 4

3) y = (1/2)*x + 2

4) y = x + 2

How to find the equations of the lines?

A general linear equation i the slope-intercept form is written as follows:

y = ax + b

Where a is the slope and b is the y-intercept.

For the first line we can see that the y-intercept is y = -1, then:

y = ax - 1

And it passes through (1, 1), then:

1 = a*1 - 1

2 = a

This line is:

y = 2x - 1

2) The y-intercept here is y = -4

y = ax - 4

The line also passes through (-3, 0), replacing that:

0 = -3a - 4

4/-3 = a

This line is:

y = (-4/3)*x - 4

3) The y-intercept here is 2

y = ax + 2

The line also passes through (2, 3), then:

3 = a*2 + 2

3 - 2 = a*2

1/2 = a

The line is y = (1/2)*x + 2

4) The y-intercept is y = 2

y = ax + 2

And the line passes through (1, 3), then:

3 = a*1 + 2

3 - 2 = a

1 = a

y = x + 2

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