Respuesta :
Answer:
[tex]y = -\frac14x + 8.5[/tex]
Step-by-step explanation:
Hello!
A linear function is written in the form of [tex]y = mx + b[/tex], where m is the slope and b is the y-intercept.
Each of these expressions can be converted to coordinate form, (-2,9) and (6,7).
Slope
Slope can be calculated by the difference in the x-values divided by the difference in the y-values.
Solve
- [tex]\frac{9 - 6}{-2 - 6}[/tex]
- [tex]\frac{2}{-8}[/tex]
- [tex]-\frac14[/tex]
The slope is -1/4.
Y-intercept
The y-intercept is found by plugging in the x and y values of a coordinate and the slope and then solving for b.
Solve
- [tex]y = mx + b[/tex]
- [tex]9 = -\frac14(-2) + b[/tex]
- [tex]9 = 0.5 + b[/tex]
- [tex]8.5 = b[/tex]
Equation
We can find the equation by simply plugging in all the values that we found.
Equation: [tex]y = -\frac14x + 8.5[/tex]