Question

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Answer 1

Answer:

$y = -\frac{1}{2}x - 8$

Step-by-step explanation:

1. The slope-intercept form of a linear equation is y = mx + b, where y = y-coordinate, m = slope, x = x-coordinate, and b = y-intercept.

2. To find the slope, let's take the two points (-10,-3) and (-8,-4) to then plug their values into this formula: $\frac{y_2-y_1}{x_2-x_1}$

• $\frac{-4-(-3)}{-8-(-10)}$
• $-\frac{1}{2}$

3. Great, now that we have our slope, the equation looks like this so far: $y = -\frac{1}{2} x + b$.

4. Since b is the y-intercept, b = -8 because the line intersects the y-axis at the coordinate, (0,-8).

5. When plugging in the values of m and b, we get the equation of $y = -\frac{1}{2} x - 8$