Question

What is the equation of this line in slope-intercept form?

Answer 1

Answer: B

Step-by-step explanation:

The slope-intercept is usually written as y = mx + b form, where m is the slope, and b is the y-intercept. The y-intercept is the y value when x is equal to 0.

We can first eliminate C, because the y-intercept of the graph is 1.

To solve for slope, which is the m, choose two points, (-1, 5) and (1, -3).

Slope = (y2 - y1) / (x2 - x1)  

           = (-3 - 5) / (1 - (-1))

          = (-3 - 5) / (1 + 1)

          = -8/2

          = -4

Plug in the slope and y-intercept, we get y = -4x + 1