document.write( "Question 55143: write an equation in slope-intercept form for each graph.
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Algebra.Com's Answer #37404 by tutorcecilia(2152) You can put this solution on YOUR website! y=mx+b [Slope-intercept equation of a line] \n" ); document.write( "m=(y-y2)/(x-x2) [Formula for the slope of a line] \n" ); document.write( "(1,6),(3,0) [Coordinate points] \n" ); document.write( ". \n" ); document.write( "m=(0-6)/(3-1)=-6/2=-3 \n" ); document.write( ". \n" ); document.write( "y=mx+b [plug-in the values of one point and the slope] \n" ); document.write( "0=(-3)(3)+b [Solve for b] \n" ); document.write( "0=-9+b \n" ); document.write( "9=b \n" ); document.write( ". \n" ); document.write( "y=-3x+9 [Plug-in the values of the slope and y-intercept for the slope-intercept form of the line.] \n" ); document.write( ". \n" ); document.write( "Check by pluggin in the values for the second points. \n" ); document.write( "(1, 6) \n" ); document.write( "6=-3(1)+9 \n" ); document.write( "6=-3+9 \n" ); document.write( "6=6 [Checks out]\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( ". \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |