Question

Find the equation of the line described below. Write the equation in slope-intercept form, if possible, and graph the line. Contains (1,2) slope=3

Answer 1

The equation of the line is y = 3x - 1

Explanation:

In this question, we are asked to write the equation of the line using a point on the line and the slope of the line.

Mathematically, the slope-intercept form of a line can be written as;

y = mx + c

where m is the slope of the line and c is the y-intercept of the line. Now back to the question, we can see that we have all that is required for the line asides the value of the y-intercept C

To get this, we plug the values in the question into the equation of the straight line.

Here, we say y = 2, x = 1 and m = 3

2 = 3(1) + c

c = 2-3

c = -1

Thus, the equation of the line is y = 3x - 1