It is understood without being written that the slope of this line is 1. If we rewrite the point-slope form of the line it would be y-8=1(x-4) where 1 is the slope. We move the -8 over by addition to get y = 1x-4+8, or, simplified, y=x+4, the first choice in your answers.
It is understood without being written that the slope of this line is 1. If we rewrite the point-slope form of the line it would be y-8=1(x-4) where 1 is the slope. We move the -8 over by addition to get y = 1x-4+8, or, simplified, y=x+4, the first choice in your answers.
When using the distance formula, you are building a right triangle whose hypotenuse connects two given points. The correct answer is C, right triangle.
