Answer:
y = (3/5)*x
Step-by-step explanation:
First, we can use the slope-intercept form of a line, or y=mx+b
To find the slope, m, we can find
(y₂-y₁)/(x₂-x₁). Denoting (0,0) as (x₁,y₁) and (5,3) as (x₂, y₂) (it is perfectly okay to have (0,0) as (x₂, y₂) and (5,3) as (x₁,y₁) as well), we have
(y₂-y₁)/(x₂-x₁) = (3-0)/(5-0) = 3/5
Therefore, our equation is
y = (3/5)x + b
To solve for b, we can plug any value of (x,y) from the line, e.g. (0,0), and solve from there, resulting in
y = mx + b
0 = (3/5)*0 + b
0 = b
Our equation is therefore
y = (3/5)*x + 0
= (3/5)*x
