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Write an equation for each line using slope intercept form

Write an equation for each line using slope intercept form-example-1
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Answer:

y = -5/3 - 3

Explanation:

Since it's given a graph, we can use rise over run to figure it out

We pick 2 points that are integers on the graph , which means two points on the graph that the line goes through

Example- I picked (-3, 2) and (0, -3), you can indicate them so you don't forget or anything

We now draw a triangle formed by those two points (a line that goes from (-3, 2) to (-3, -3) and a line from (0, -3) to (-3, -3)

Rise (Which is the height of the triangle you just drew) is 5 units, but it's going down, so -5

The base (Run) is 3 units. Using rise/run, the slope is -5/3

The y-intercept, which is at the point where the graph crosses the y-axis, is -3.

The slope intercept form is y=mx+b, where m = slope and b = y-intercept, so the equation of the graph is y = -5/3x -3

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