Question

Graph the line that pass through the points (-3,-8) and (2,-3) and determine the equation on the line

Answer 1

y
=
−
3
Explanation:
Begin by finding the slope of the line using the formula
m
=
y
2
−
y
1
x
2
−
x
1
For the points
(
2
,
−
3
)
and
(
1
,
−
3
)
x
1
=
2

x
2
=
−
3

x
2
=
1

y
2
=
−
3
m
=
−
3
−
(
−
3
)
1
−
2
m
=
0
−
1
m
=
0
This equation is actually a horizontal line running through the y axis at
y
=
−
3