Answer is y= - 3/4x - 3 1/2 Step by step We are looking for y = mx + b equation
First we find the two points on the graph (-6, 1) and (2, -5) Now we will find slope by finding change in y over change in x (Y2 - y1) over (x2 - x1) ( -5 -1) over ( 2 - (-6) ) -6 over 8 reduce to -3/4 is slope “m”
Now we can solve for “b” Substitute one set of points and your slope you just found into the equation Let’s use ( 2, -5)
y = mx + b -5 = ( -3/4) (2) + b -5 = -3/2 + b Now add 3/2 (same as 1-1/2) to both sides to isolate “b” -5 + 3/2 = -3/2 + 3/2 + b -3 1/2 = b
