Question

What is the equation of the line through (4, 2) and (0, -2)?

Answer 1

y=x-2

Explanation:

Slope Intercept Form

y=x-2

Find Slope using equation below

Chose points I chose 2 as y2 and -2 as y2

4 is x2 and 0 as x1

Slope is 1

now choose a point and plug it in for x and y and plug slope in Equation

I chose (4,2)

2=4+b

subtract 4 by both sides

-2=b

Slope Form

So... y=x-2 is the answer

Answer 2

y=x-2

Explanation:

4-0=4 = (change in y)

2--2=4 = (change in x)

change in y/change in x=4/4=1=x

gradient = x

y=x+c

Subtitute any coordinate

2=4+c

c=-2

so

y=x-2