Question 262518: Can you help me write a linear equation in slope intercept form for this:
(3,-7) with a slope of m=-2 Found 2 solutions by drk, dabanfield:Answer by drk(1908) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! We start with
we are given (x,y) as (3,-7) and a slope, m = -2. replacing the variables with our numbers, we get
So, we can find b as
now, we have m and b. So, we can say
You can put this solution on YOUR website! Can you help me write a linear equation in slope intercept form for this:
(3,-7) with a slope of m=-2
The slope-intercept form of a line is:
y = m*x + b
In this form the slope is m and b is the value of y where the line crosses the y-axis (that is, when x = 0).
Since the slope m, in this case, is -2 we know:
1.) y = -2*x + b
We still need to find b. Since the line passes through the point (3,-7) we know that when x=3, y has the value -7. So substituting in 1.) we have:
-7 = -2*3 + b
-7 = -6 + b
b = -7 + 6 = -1
So we have: y = -2x - 1
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