Precalculus (6th Edition)

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Chapter 2 - Graphs and Functions - Chapter 2 Test Prep - Review Exercises - Page 298: 64

Answer

(a) slope-intercept form $\\\color{blue}{y=\frac{5}{3}x+5}$ (b) standard form $\color{red}{5x-3y=-15}$

Work Step by Step

RECALL: (1) The slope-intercept form of a line's equation is $y=mx+b$ where $m$=slope and $(0, b)$ is the line's y-intercept. (2) The standard form of a line's equation is $Ax+By=C$ where $A\ge0$ and A, B, and C are integers. (3) The point-slope form of a line's equation is $y-y_1=m(x-x_1)$ where $m$=slope and $(x_1, y_1)$ is a point on the line. (4) The slope $m$ of the line that contains the points $(x_1. y_1)$ and $(x_2, y_2)$ is given by the formula: $$m=\dfrac{y_2-y_1}{x_2-x_1}$$ Solve for the slope using the formula in (4)above to obtain: $$m=\dfrac{5-0}{0-(-3)} \\m=\dfrac{5}{0+3} \\m=\dfrac{5}{3}$$ (a) slope-intercept form The line has a slope of $\dfrac{5}{3}$ and a y-intercept of $(0, 5)$. Thus, the point-slope form of the line's equation is: $$\\\color{blue}{y=\frac{5}{3}x+5}$$ (b) standard form The standard form of the line's equation can be derived from the slope-intercept form: $y=\frac{5}{3}x+5 \\3(y) = 3(\frac{5}{3}x+5) \\3y=5x+15 \\3y-15=5x+15-15 \\3y-15=5x \\3y-15-3y=5x-3y \\-15=5x-3y \\\color{red}{5x-3y=-15}$
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