Question

Graph the line that has a slope of -1/3 and includes the point(0,5)

Answer 1

Explanation:

Joslyn, find the equation of the line to graph the line.

m = -1/3

point P1(0,5) in the form (x1,y1)

use the point-slope formula to get the graph of the line in the slope-intercept form. AKA, equation of the line. :)

now plug in what you are given

y - y1 = m(x -x1)

y - 5 = (-1/3)(x-0)

y -5 =
`(-1)/(3)`X

y =
`(-1)/(3)`X +5

I'm going to rewrite the above equation that is in the form of

y = mx + b , the slope-intercept form into

y = -x/3 +5

note how this is the exact same thing but written less clearly. now i'll just copy and paste that into Desmos graphing tool