So slope intercept form y=mx+b m=slope b=y intercept
so slope is found by (y2-y1)/(x2-x1) (x,y) x1=-3 y1=-5 x2=1 y2=3
subsitute (1-(-5))/(3-(-3))=(1+5)/(3+3)=6/6=1 slope=1 m=1 subsitute y=1x+b subsitute one of the points to find b x=1 y=3 3=1(1)+b 3=1+b subtract 1 2=b the equatino is y=x+2
