Question

What is the equation of the line that passes through the points (-2, 1) and (6, 3)?

Answer 1

Answer: y = 1/4x + 6/4

Explanation:

Let's start with what we know, the line passes through:

(-2, 1)

(6, 3)

So the rise is 2 and the run is 8, so the slope is 1/4.

So far, we have y = 1/4x + b

Substituting this for the second equation we get

3 = 6/4x + b

So, b = 6/4.