Question

Write the equation of the line that has the following slope and y-intercept.a) slope (m) = 5b) y - intercept (b) = -15

Answer 1

When we know the slope and the y-intercept, we can write the equation in slope-intercept form:

$y=mx+b$

where m: slope and b: y-intercept.

Then, in this case that m = 5 and b = -15, the equation of the line is:

$\begin{gathered} y=5x+(-15) \\ y=5x-15 \end{gathered}$

Answer: y = 5x - 15