Question

What's the slope-intercept form that passes through the points (0, -1) and (1, 5)?

Answer 1

Answer:

        y = 6x - 1

Step-by-step explanation:

$\bold{slope\, (m)=\dfrac{change\ in\ Y}{change\ in\ X}=\dfrac{y_2-y_1}{x_2-x_1}}$

(0, -1)    ⇒     x₁ = 0,  y₁ = -1

(1, 5)     ⇒     x₂ = 1,  y₂ = 5

So the slope:

                     $\bold{m=\dfrac{5+1}{1-0}=\dfrac{6}{1}=6}$

The slope-intercept form of the equation of line is y = mx + b, where m is the slope and b is the y-intercept of the line.

(0, -1)    ⇒     x₀ = 0,  y₀ = -1      ⇒   b = -1

Therefore:

                 y = 6x - 1          ←  the slope-intercept form of the equation