Q. What is the equation of the line that passes through the point (7,2) and has a slope of 1 ?Answer:
Identify slope and point: Identify the slope m and the point (x,y) through which the line passes.We have:Slope m: 1Point: (7,2)We will use the slope-intercept form of a line, which is y=mx+b, to find the equation of the line.
Use point to find y-intercept: Use the point (7,2) to solve for the y-intercept(b). We will plug x=7, y=2, and m=1 into the equation y=mx+b and solve for b. 2=1×7+b2=7+b2−7=b(b)0
Write equation of line: Write the equation of the line using the slope ( extit{m}) and the y-intercept ( extit{b}) that we have found.We have:Slope ( extit{m}): 1y-intercept ( extit{b}): −5The equation of the line in slope-intercept form is y=mx+b.Substitute m=1 and b=−5 into the equation.y=1x−5
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