Use the y- and x- intercepts to write the equation of the line. y-intercept (0, -6), x-intercept (-2, 0)
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We are given 2 points. It means we can use the following formula to find the slope:
m=
m=
So the slope is -3
First, let's write the equation of the line in point-slope form.
y-y1=m(x-x1)
y-(-6)=-3(x-0)
y+6=-3(x+0)
y+6=-3x+0
y=-3x+0-6
y=-3x-6
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Plugging values of x1,y1,x2 and y2 in slope formula, we get
Simplifying top and bottom of the fraction we got for slope
We got slope m=2.
We are given second point (0,1), where x-coordinate is 0 and y-coordinate is 1.
y-intercept is a point on y-axis, where x=0.
Therefore, y-intercept = 1.
Now, applying slope-intercept form of the linear equation
y=mx+b, where m is the slope and b is y-intercept.
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Plugging values of m and b in slope-intercept form, we get
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Therefore, point-slope form for the line is y=2x+1.