SOLUTION: Graph the line containing the given pair of points and find the slope (5,0) and (-3,-4)

Question 545111: Graph the line containing the given pair of points and find the slope (5,0) and (-3,-4)
Answer by saifoo.khan(162) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
slope = (y2-y1)/(x2-x1)
slope = (-4-0)/(-3-(5))
slope = -4/-8
slope = 1/2
now use this in equation,
y - y1 = m(x - x1)
Take any point, let's take (5,0)
y - y1 = m(x - x1)
y - 0 = 1/2 (x - 5)
y = 1x/2 - 5/2
Answer.

Solved by pluggable solver: DESCRIBE a linear EQUATION: slope, intercepts, etc

Equation describes a sloping line. For any
equation ax+by+c = 0, slope is .

X intercept is found by setting y to 0: ax+by=c becomes ax=c. that means that x = c/a. -2.5/-1 = 2.5.
Y intercept is found by setting x to 0: the equation becomes by=c, and therefore y = c/b. Y intercept is -2.5/2 = -1.25.
Slope is --1/2 = 0.5.
Equation in slope-intercept form: y=0.5*x+-1.25.

RELATED QUESTIONS
Graph the line containing the given pair of points and find the slope... (answered by ewatrrr)

(-5,-2),(5,4) Graph the line containing the given pair of points and find the... (answered by mananth)

Graph the line containing the given pair of points and find the slope. (3,2),... (answered by rfer)

graph the line containing the given pair of points and find the slope. (-4,2),... (answered by rfer,MathTherapy)

graph the line containing the given pair of points and find the slope... (answered by algebrahouse.com)

graph the line containing the given pair of points and find the slope: (1,0),(-4,-3)... (answered by dabanfield)

graph the line containing the given pair of points and find the slope (5,1) , (-6,-4)... (answered by stanbon)

Please help with the following: Graph the line containing the given pair of points and (answered by solver91311)

Graph the line containing given pair of points: (2,1) and (-3,-4) Find the slop. m =... (answered by rfer,gph)