SOLUTION: Write the slope-intercept form of the equation of the line shown in the graph (5,1) (-5,-5) Can someone please take time to show me how to work these problems, I am totally los

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Question 625053: Write the slope-intercept form of the equation of the line shown in the graph
(5,1) (-5,-5)
Can someone please take time to show me how to work these problems, I am totally lost in this part of my course. Please Help Me!!!
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Write the slope-intercept form of the equation of the line shown in the graph
(5,1) (-5,-5)
Can someone please take time to show me how to work these problems, I am totally lost in this part of my course. Please Help Me!!!

For problems like these, you need to first determine the slope, and then use the general form of a linear equation, y = mx + b, plug in the slope, or m, the coordinates of one of the points: (5, 1), or (- 5, - 5), and solve for b. This will give you the equation.

You can also use the point-slope formula: , with x%5B1%5D+=+5, y%5B1%5D+=+1, x%5B2%5D+=+-+5, y%5B2%5D+=+-+5



y+-+1+=+%28%28+-+5+-+1%29%2F%28-+5+-+5%29%29%28x+-+5%29%29

y+-+1+=+%28%28-+6%29%2F-+10%29%28x+-+5%29

y+-+1+=+%28%283cross%28-+6%29%29%2F5cross%28-+10%29%29%28x+-+5%29

y+-+1+=+%283%2F5%29x+-+3

y+=+%283%2F5%29x+-+3+%2B+1%29

highlight_green%28y+=+%283%2F5%29x+-+2%29%29

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