Question

What is the equation of the line that passes through the points (-4,1) and (4-1)

Answer 1

Answer:

y=-1/4x

Step-by-step explanation:

METHOD 1: The basic slope-intercept equation is y=ax+b. To achieve the slope with two points, this is the equation:

$m = \frac{y2-y1}{x2-x1}$

All you have to do is insert points (-4, 1) and (4, -1) into their corresponding locations.

$m = \frac{(-1)-1}{4-(-4)}$

With this equation, you will be able to find the slope. Then you can simply graph it to connect the two dots.

METHOD 2: Simply connect the two dots with a straight line (use a ruler or something with a straight edge.) Then count how many spaces up/down and left/right. If the line goes from top to bottom from left to right, it is a negative slope (hence, the -1/4.)