Write the equation of a line that meets all the following requirements:
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Answer:
- x + y = 5
- y = -x + 5
Step-by-step explanation:
We can start with the point-slope form of the equation for a line. To meet the given requirements, we can use a point of (5, 0) and a slope of -1. Then the equation in that form is ...
y -0 = -1(x -5)
Simplifying gives the slope-intercept form:
y = -x +5 . . . . . . . use the distributive property to eliminate parentheses
Adding x to both sides gives the standard form:
x + y = 5
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<em>Explanation</em>
We know the line has the required intercept and slope because we chose those values to put into the point-slope form. Conversion from one form to another made use of the rules of equality, the additive identity element (y-0=y), and the distributive property.
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y = (x/4) + 7
y = (-4/4) + 7
y = -1 + 7
y = 6
This means x = -4 and y = 6 pair up together.
So 6 goes in the box under the -4
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Repeat those steps for x = 0
y = (x/4) + 7
y = (0/4) + 7
y = 0 + 7
y = 7
So 7 goes in the box under the 0
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Let's repeat those steps for x = 4
y = (x/4) + 7
y = (4/4) + 7
y = 1 + 7
y = 8
So 8 goes in the box under the 4
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Lastly, for x = 8, we get
y = (x/4) + 7
y = (8/4) + 7
y = 2 + 7
y = 9
9 goes in the box under the 8
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The y outputs we got were: 6, 7, 8, 9
Notice how each time y increases by 1, x goes up by 4.
This means slope = rise/run = 1/4
We can think of x/4 as (1/4)x to help see that the slope is 1/4.
