Question

What is the equation of the line that passes through the point left bracket, minus, 1, comma, minus, 5, right bracket(−1,−5) and has a slope of 11?

Answer 1

Answer: y=11x+6

Explanation:

When (-1,-5) is plotted on a graph, we know that the slope is 11. Meaning that you would go up 11 spots, and one to the right. This would give us the point (0,6) on the graph. 6 is where the line intercepts the y-axis, so this would be our y-intercept in the equation. You would then add the 11x to represent slope.