SOLUTION: write an equation for slope=2/5 and passes through (5,7)

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Question 473191: write an equation for slope=2/5 and passes through (5,7)
Found 2 solutions by MathLover1, ewatrrr:
Answer by MathLover1(20849)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

Solved by pluggable solver: FIND a line by slope and one point

What we know about the line whose equation we are trying to find out:

  • it goes through point (5, 7)

  • it has a slope of 0.4



First, let's draw a diagram of the coordinate system with point (5, 7) plotted with a little blue dot:



Write this down: the formula for the equation, given point and intercept a, is

(see a paragraph below explaining why this formula is correct)

Given that a=0.4, and , we have the equation of the line:



Explanation: Why did we use formula ? Explanation goes here. We are trying to find equation y=ax+b. The value of slope (a) is already given to us. We need to find b. If a point (, ) lies on the line, it means that it satisfies the equation of the line. So, our equation holds for (, ): Here, we know a, , and , and do not know b. It is easy to find out: . So, then, the equation of the line is: .

Here's the graph:
Answer by ewatrrr(24785)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
 

Hi,

Using the standard slope-intercept form for an equation of a line y = mx + b

  where m is the slope and b the y-intercept.  

write an equation for slope=2/5 and passes through (5,7)

  y =(2/5)x + b

  7 = (2/5)*5 + b

  5 = b

 y = (2/5)x + 5





 

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