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Please help I kind of understand but not fully

Please help I kind of understand but not fully-example-1
User Humphrey Winnebago
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Answer:

Graph #1 - y=-20x+40

Graph #2 - y=5x+10

Step-by-step explanation: The first thing that you do is pull two points from each of the graphs and find the slope. To find the slope you use

M = y2-y1/x2-x1

FROM GRAPH #1:

(3,40) (2,80)

(x1,y1) (x2,y2)

80-40/2-3

20/-1

M = -20

FROM GRAPH #2:

(1,10) (3,20)

(x1,y1) (x2,y2)

20-10/3-1

10/2

M = 5

2. Now once you find the slope you will use the equation of a line formula to form an equation.

y=mx+b

The (mx) is your slope, the (b) is the y-intercept. (any value on the y-axis)

3. Since we now know the equation of a line and the slope we will substitute the variables.

Graph #1:

y=mx+b

y=-20x+40

Graph #2:

y=mx+b

y=5x+10

HOPE THIS HELPS :)

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