Big Ideas Math - Algebra 1, A Common Core Curriculum

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Chapter 4 - Writing Linear Functions - 4.1 - Writing Equations in Slope-Intercept Form - Exercises - Page 179: 22

Answer

$y=\frac{4}{5}x-5$

Work Step by Step

$f(5)=-1$ can be written as $(5,-1)$ and $f(0)=-5$ as $(0,-5)$. Slope $m=\frac{y_{2}-y_{1}}{x_{2}-x_{1}}=\frac{-5-(-1)}{0-5}=\frac{-4}{-5}=\frac{4}{5}$ Because the line crosses the y-axis at $(0,-5)$, Y-intercept $b=-5$. Equation of line in the slope-intercept form is $y=mx+b$. Substituting the values of $m$ and $b$, we get an equation of line as $y=\frac{4}{5}x-5$
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