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Help please!!! I really don’t know how to do this!

Help please!!! I really don’t know how to do this!-example-1

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Answer:

I'm going to do 1 as an example and using what I've taught you, you have to do the rest. Hope my explanation helps.

Explanation:

We are given the points (-2, -4) and (-1, -1)

We need to find the slope.

The equation to do so is y2 - y1 / x2 - x1

lest say:

-2 is x1

-4 is y1

-1 is x2

-1 is y2

-1 - (-4) / -1 - (-2)

3/1 = 3

slope (m) = 3

We already know the y-intercept is 2

The equation of a line is y = mx + b

For this problem we just have to substitute what we already know.

y = (slope)x + y-intercept

y = 3x + 2

*TIP*

If the y-intercept is negative, let's say: b = -5 (using slope 8)

the equation will be y = 8x - 5

Hope this helps. I wish you all the best. :)

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