Question

What is the slope of the line ?

What is the y- Intercept of the line ?

Answer 1

m=-7/6

b = 55/6

Explanation:

m= y2-y1/x2-x1

p1(1,8)

p2(7,1)

m=1-8/7-1

m=-7/6

y=mx+b

b= y-mx

p1(1,8)

b=8-(-7/6)*(1)

b=8+7/6

b=(48+7)/6

b= 55/6 = 9-1/6