Question

Write the equation of a line through points (5,5) and (1,0) in point-intercept form.

Answer 1

Answer:

The slope-intercept form is y = 5/4x - 5/4 and the point-slope form is y - 0 = 5/4(x - 1)

Step-by-step explanation:

There is no such thing as point-intercept form. There is point-slope form and slope-intercept form. To find either of those, you can follow the steps below.

First find the slope of the equation using the slope formula.

m(slope) = (y2 - y1)/(x2 - x1)

m = (5 - 0)/(5 - 1)

m = 5/4

Now we can use the slope along with a point to get the point-slope form.

y - y1 = m(x - x1)

y - 0 = 5/4(x - 1) ------->THIS IS POINT-SLOPE

Now to get slope-intercept, solve for y

y - 0 = 5/4(x - 1)

y = 5/4x - 5/4