Question

I’m supposed to find the slope intercept form. The x intercept is (2,0) and the y intercept is (0,6). I keep getting 6/2. But, the graph goes down?

Answer 1

$\bf \stackrel{x-intercept}{(\stackrel{x_1}{2}~,~\stackrel{y_1}{0})}\qquad \stackrel{y-intercept}{(\stackrel{x_2}{0}~,~\stackrel{y_2}{6})} \\\\\\ slope = m\implies \cfrac{\stackrel{rise}{ y_2- y_1}}{\stackrel{run}{ x_2- x_1}}\implies \cfrac{6-0}{0-2}\implies \cfrac{6}{-2}\implies -3 \\\\\\ \begin{array}{|c|ll} \cline{1-1} \textit{point-slope form}\\ \cline{1-1} \\ y-y_1=m(x-x_1) \\\\ \cline{1-1} \end{array}\implies y-0=-3(x-2)\implies y=-3x+6$