Determine by how much x (the run) and y (the rise) change as you go from (-4, -6) to (3, 1): The change in x is 7 and that in y is also 7. Thus, the slope is
m = 7/7, or m = 1.
Using the point-slope form and the point (3, 1), we get:
y - 1 = 1(x - 3), or y = 1 + x - 3, or y = x - 2
Comparing this to y = mx + b, we see that the y-intercept is -2.
Keeping in mind that, there are 5280 feet in 1 mile, and 60 minutes in an hour and 60 seconds in each minute, thus 60*60 seconds in an hour, or 3600 seconds.
