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Question 784355: I need to write a slope-intercept equation for a line when it passes through (-5,0) and (0,4/5)
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equation for a line when it passes through (-5,0) and (0,4/5)=(0,0.8)
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hahaWe are trying to find equation of form y=ax+b, where a is slope, and b is intercept, which passes through points (x1, y1) = (-5, 0) and (x2, y2) = (0, 0.8).
Slope a is a+=+%28y%5B2%5D-y%5B1%5D%29%2F%28x%5B2%5D-x%5B1%5D%29+=+%280.8-0%29%2F%280--5%29+=+0.16.
Intercept is found from equation a%2Ax%5B1%5D%2Bb+=+y%5B1%5D, or 0.16%2A-5+%2Bb+=+0.8. From that,
intercept b is b=y%5B1%5D-a%2Ax%5B1%5D, or b=0-0.16%2A-5+=+0.8.

y=(0.16)x + (0.8)

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