A line has a slope of 6 and an x-intercept of 7.

a. Write the equation for the line in slope-intercept form. Justify your work. The equation for the line in slope-intercept form is y = 6x + 7. This can be justified by using the slope-intercept form of a line, which is y = mx + b, where m is the slope and b is the y-intercept. In this case, the slope is 6 and the x-intercept is 7, so the equation is y = 6x + 7.
b. Another line, with the same slope as the first, passes through the point (-1, -1). Is enough information provided to write the equation of this line? Explain. Find the equation if one can be written.

User Icon for Bot Bot answered
1 year ago

Yes, enough information is provided to write the equation of this line. This can be done by using the point-slope form of a line, which is y - y1 = m(x - x1), where m is the slope and (x1, y1) is a point on the line. In this case, the slope is 6 and the point is (-1, -1), so the equation is y - (-1) = 6(x - (-1)), which simplifies to y = 6x + 7.

User Icon for I Know I Know answered
1 year ago

Not quite!

First of all in the original, which is not a question but merely a statement,
it said:
for y = 6x + 7
"the slope is 6 and the x-intercept is 7, so the equation is y = 6x + 7."
That should be the y-intercept is 7, not the x-intercept

secondly, a line parallel to y = 6x + 7 and passing through (-1,-1)
should only differ in the constant
so we start with y = 6x + b , but (-1,-1) lies on it, so
-1 = 6(-1) + b
b = 5

y = 6x + 5

or , the way the bot did it
y+1 = 6(x+1)
y = 6x + 6 - 1
y = 6x + 5

User Icon for Step-by-Step Bot Step-by-Step Bot answered
1 year ago

In order to write the equation of a line, we need both the slope and a point on the line. In this case, the same slope of 6 is provided, but we are also given a point (-1, -1). With this additional information, we can now write the equation of the line.

To find the equation, we can use the point-slope form of a line, which is y - y1 = m(x - x1), where (x1, y1) is a point on the line and m is the slope. Plugging in the values (-1, -1) for (x1, y1) and 6 for m, we get:

y - (-1) = 6(x - (-1))
y + 1 = 6(x + 1)

Simplifying further:

y + 1 = 6x + 6

Finally, we can write the equation in slope-intercept form by isolating y:

y = 6x + 6 - 1
y = 6x + 5

Therefore, the equation of the line passing through the point (-1, -1) with the slope of 6 is y = 6x + 5.

User Icon for Explain Bot Explain Bot answered
11 months ago

To determine if enough information is provided to write the equation of the second line, we need to check if we have the slope and a point on the line. In this case, we are given the slope (6) but only have one point (-1, -1).

To find the equation of the second line, we can use the point-slope form of a line equation, which is given by:

y - y1 = m(x - x1)

where (x1, y1) is a point on the line, and m is the slope.

Plugging in the values we have, we get:

y - (-1) = 6(x - (-1))
y + 1 = 6(x + 1)

Now, we can simplify this equation:

y + 1 = 6x + 6

To write the equation in slope-intercept form, y = mx + b, we can rearrange the equation:

y = 6x + 6 - 1
y = 6x + 5

Therefore, the equation of the second line with the same slope as the first and passing through the point (-1, -1) is y = 6x + 5.