Question

What is the equation for this line? *

Answer 1

Answer:

y = -2x + 1

Step-by-step explanation:

The y-intercept is given by the point that is on the y-axis. (1)

This means that the answer contains a +1

Then you must find  if the slope is positive or negative

In this case the slope is negative because the line goes "downhill" from left to right

Since the slope is negative it means that there will be a negative sign in the beginning of the equation

Next, to find the slope you need to find the rise over run

Since it is a negative slope the rise will be negative and the run will be positive.

To find the slope find two clear points on the graph such as (0,1) and (2,0)

To find the slope, use the slope formula

This would look like: (0-2)/(1-0)

Your slope will be -2x

Piece it all together and you get a final answer of y= -2x+1

Answer 2

The answer is y= -1/2x + 1
Why?