3/4 tons = 1500 lbs/pounds
Hey there!
I'll assume we're using the slope-intercept form equation:
y = mx + b
m = slope
b = y-intercept
First, we keep the y, because it's value depends on the x value given.
Next, we find the slope. Slope is defined as rise/run, so we take two points on the graph, find how much taller one is from another, and how far right/left they are, put those values over each other, and we have out slope (m).
Finally, we need to determine the y-intercept, and that's as simple as seeing where the line crosses the y axis and writing down that value.
Hope this helps!
Answer:
y = -5/3 * x - 40/3
Step-by-step explanation:
A perpendicular line has an opposite and a reciprocal of the slope.
Your equation should be:
-5y = -3x +6
Divide all parts by -5.
y = 3/5x - 6/5
Since the perpendicular line has an opposite and a reciprocal of the slope, the slope will be -5/3.
Now you must make an equation in point-slope form. This is an example of that form. You will need at least one point to make this equation work. In this case we have (-8,0).
In put the y and x coordinates like this:
y - 0 = -5/3(x - (-8)
Start solving the equation.
y - 0 = -5/3(x + 8)
y - 0 = -5/3 * x - 40/3
y = -5/3 * x - 40/3
This is your equation.
y = -5/3 * x - 40/3
(You can make it -5/3x in your answer but it looks weird online. You may think that it is -5 divided by 3 times x, but it actually is 5/3 times x. That's why I wrote it as y = -5/3 * x - 40/3)
Y=-4x+10
I hope this helped you
