Question

What is the equation of the line represented by the table below?

Answer 1

The answer is choice D.

Answer 2

First, find the slope (m) using the formula: $m=\frac{y_{2}- y_{1} }{x_{2} - x_{1} }$

$m=\frac{11 - 6}{-1 - 0}$ = $m=\frac{5}{-1}$ = -5

Next, plug in the slope (m) and ONE point (x₁, y₁) into the Point-Slope equation:

y - y₁ = m(x - x₁)

y - 6 = -5(x - 0)

y - 6 = -5x

   y = -5x + 6

Answer: D