Question 547535
m=		1      					
							
Plug value of  the slope  and point 			(	4	,	6	) in
Y 	=	m	x 	+	b		
6.00	=	4    	+	b			
b=	6	-	4    				
b=	2      						
So the equation  will be							
Y 	=	1    	x 	+	2 
plug y = 0
x=-2
the x intercept will be (0,-2)

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m=		2      					
							
Plug value of  the slope  and point (4,6) in
Y 	=	m	x 	+	b		
6.00	=	8    	+	b			
b=	6	-	8    				
b=	-2      						
So the equation  will be							
Y 	=	2    	x 		-2    		
for x intercept plug y=0
-2x=-2
x=1
x intercept = (0,1)

You have three points
(0,1), 	(0,-2),(4,6)	

Using the formula find the area of triangle
x1(y3-y2)+x2(y3-y1)+x3(y1-y2)/2

Area = 6 sq. units


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