Question

Write the equation of the line, given the y and x-intercepts. a x-intercept = –68, y-intercept = –34

Answer 1

In slope-intercept form, y = -17/34 - 34

Explanation:

For the two points, you have (-68, 0) and (0, -34). To get the slope, you take (y-y) / (x-x). Stay consistent on the order you do those. After I did (-34 - 0) / (0 - 68), simplified it, and got a slope of -17 / 34. You are already given the y-intercept, so you just write the equation from there (y = -17/34 - 34)