Question

The graph of a line that passes through the points (0,-2) and (6,0). What is the equation of the line?

Answer 1

$y = mx + b\\m = \frac{y_2-y_1}{x_2-x_1} = \frac{0-(-2)}{6-0} = \frac{1}{3} \\-2 = \frac{1}{3}(0) + b\\ b = -2\\y = \frac{1}{3}(x) - 2$