SOLUTION: Find an equation of the line containing the given pair of points (-3,0)and (0,5) What is the equation of the line y=? answer must be in y-intercept form can anyone help?

Question 243544: Find an equation of the line containing the given pair of points
(-3,0)and (0,5)
What is the equation of the line y=?
answer must be in y-intercept form
can anyone help?
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

First let's find the slope of the line through the points

and

Note:

is the first point

. So this means that and .
Also,

is the second point

. So this means that and .

Start with the slope formula.

Plug in , , , and

Subtract from to get

Subtract from to get

So the slope of the line that goes through the points

and

is

Now let's use the point slope formula:

Start with the point slope formula

Plug in , , and

Rewrite as

Distribute

Multiply

Add 0 to both sides.

Combine like terms.

So the equation that goes through the points

and

is

Notice how the graph of goes through the points

and

. So this visually verifies our answer.

Graph of through the points

and

RELATED QUESTIONS
Find an equation of the line containing the given pair of points (3, -5) and (0,... (answered by QH)

Find an equation of the lne containing the given pair of points. (1/6, -1/3) and (5/6, (answered by checkley77)

find an equation of the line containing the given pair of points. (1/4,-1/2) and (3/4, (answered by nerdybill)

Find an equation of the line containing the given pair of points. (-5,-2) and (-3,-1).... (answered by Alan3354,richwmiller)

Find an equation of the line containing the given pair of points. (-3,-8) and (-9,-5) (answered by jim_thompson5910)

find an equation of the line containing the given pair of points (-4, 0) and (0,... (answered by solver91311)

Find an equation of the line containing the given pair of points:... (answered by Alan3354)

find the equation of the line containing the given pair of points. Express your answer... (answered by jim_thompson5910)

Find an equation of the line containing the given pair of points. 1. (2, 5) and (4,7) (answered by MathLover1)

Find an equation of the line containing the given pair of points. 1/4, -1/2 and �, 5... (answered by rfer)