Question

What are the slope and y. intercept of the linear function

graphed to the left?
slope -2, y intercept 2
slope -1/2 intercept 1
slope 1/2 intercept. 2
sope: 2; y intercept 1

Answer 1

Slope = -1/2, Y-intercept = 1

Explanation:

The line is going downwards, so we know that the slope will be negative.

Next, if you look at the graph closely you can see that the line goes through 1 on the y-intercept and 2 on the x-intercept. That means you go down one, over two; so the slope is -1/2.

Since we've already established that the line goes through 1 on the y-intercept, that's your answer to identity that.

Hope this helps!

Answer 2

Answer = slope -1/2 intercept 1

Using the rise/run method, you can see that the slope is -1/2 (It’s negative because if the line wen the other way, it would be positive)

As for the y-intercept, the line intercepts the line at 1, so the y-intercept is +1.

Hope this helps :)