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The graph shows a straight line.

a) What is the equation of the straight
line shown?
b) Another straight line has equation
y = 3x + 5
Complete the following statement: -5
'y = 3x + 5 passes through (0,
c) A straight line has the same gradient
as y = 3x + 5 and it passes through
the point (0, 12).
What is the equation of this straight line? y=
5
5 x

The graph shows a straight line. a) What is the equation of the straight line shown-example-1

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a) The equation of the straight line shown above is y = 4x.

b) 'y = 3x + 5 passes through (0, 5)'

c) A straight line has the same gradient as y = 3x + 5 and it passes through the point (0, 12), the equation of this straight line is y= 3x + 12.

In Mathematics and Geometry, the slope-intercept form of the equation of a straight line is given by this mathematical equation;

y = mx + c

Where:

  • m represents the slope or rate of change.
  • x and y are the points.
  • c represents the y-intercept or initial value.

Part a.

Based on the information provided about this equation, we have the following slope and y-intercept;

Slope, m = 2.

y-intercept, c = 0.

By substituting the given parameters, we have the following:

y = mx + c

y = 4x + 0

y = 4x

Part b.

Since this straight line has equation y = 3x + 5, its graph must pass through the point (0, 5) because that is its y-intercept.

Part c.

Since the straight line has the same gradient as y = 3x + 5 and it passes through the point (0, 12), the equation of this straight line is given by;

y = mx + c

y= 3x + 12.

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