We are given a line with the following data:
r-value = 0.657 (r)
standard deviation of x-coordinates = 2.445 (Sx)
standard deviation of y-coordinates = 9.902 (Sy)
We are asked to find the slope of the line up to 3 decimal places.
To find the slope of the line, based on the data that we have, we can use this formula:
slope, b = r * (Sy / Sx)
substitute the values to the formula:
b = 0.657 * ( 9.902 / 2.445 )
Solve for the b.
Therefore, the slope of the line is
b = 2.66078, round off to three decimal places:
b = 2.661 is the slope of the line.
Answer:
y = 0.5x
Step-by-step explanation:
The equation of a line in slope- intercept form is
y = mx + c ( m is the slope and c the y- intercept )
y = 0.5x - 2 ← is in slope- intercept form
with slope m = 0.5
Parallel lines have equal slopes, thus
y = 0.5x + c ← is the partial equation
To find c substitute (- 2, 1) into the partial equation
- 1 = - 1 + c ⇒ - 1 + 1 = 0
y = 0.5x + 0 , that is
y = 0.5x ← equation of parallel line
