document.write( "Question 240695: Write the equation in slope-intercept form of the line that has a slope of 6 and contains the point (1, 1) \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #176330 by nyc_function(2741)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! We use the point-slope formula.\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "y - y1 = m(x - x1)\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "y - 1 = 6(x - 1)\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "y - 1 = 6x - 6\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "y = 6x - 6 + 1\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "y = 6x - 5\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "==============================\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "By the way, the point-slope formula can be better understood as \n" ); document.write( "y - y coordinate of your point = slope(x - x coordinate of your point)\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |