Question

What is the equation for this line ?

Answer 1

y=-1/3+5

Explanation:

since the line is going downhill, the slope would be negative (the slope is the number with the x attached). The slope is 3 over and 1 down. You would write it as rise over run, so it would be a -1/3. The line hits the y axis at 5, so the b (y=mx+b is the slope equation) would be 5.

Answer 2

`y = -(1)/(3)x + 5`

Explanation:

y = mx + b

Let's start with where the line crosses the y axis. We can see it crosses at 5.

So b = 5.

Let's try another point to figure out m, (3,4).

4 = 3m + 5

3m = -1

m =
`-(1)/(3)`