Question

Which equation represents the graph ?

Answer 1

The equation of the line is;

y + 4 = 3(x + 4)

Explanation:

The general equation of a line is;

y = mx + b

where m is the slope and b is the y-intercept

To get the equation, let us look at the given intercepts

We have the intercepts at the point (0,5) and (-2,-1)

We have the slope of the line as follows;

m = (y2-y1)/(x2-x1) = (-1-5)/(-2-0) = -6/-2 = 3

So we have the equation as;

y = 3x + b

recall, we have the y-intercept as 5

so the complete equation is;

y = 3x + 5

Now, we can rewrite this as;

y+ 4 = 3(x + 3)