Algebra 2 Common Core

Published by Prentice Hall
ISBN 10: 0133186024
ISBN 13: 978-0-13318-602-4

Chapter 2 - Functions, Equations, and Graphs - Mid-Chapter Quiz - Page 89: 20

Answer

$y-0=\dfrac{5}{4}(x-0)$

Work Step by Step

With the given points, $(0,0)\text{ and } (-4,-5),$ then \begin{align*} y_1&= 0 ,\\y_2&= -5 ,\\x_1&= 0 ,\text{ and }\\ x_2&= -4 .\end{align*} Using $m=\dfrac{y_1-y_2}{x_1-x_2}$ or the Slope Formula, the slope, $m,$ of the line is \begin{align*}\require{cancel} m&=\dfrac{0-(-5)}{0-(-4)} \\\\&= \dfrac{0+5}{0+4} \\\\&= \dfrac{5}{4} .\end{align*} Using $ y-y_1=m(x-x_1) $ or the Point-Slope Form of linear equations, with the point $(0,0)$ and $m=\dfrac{5}{4},$ then \begin{align*} y-0&=\dfrac{5}{4}(x-0) .\end{align*} Hence, an equation of the line in Point-Slope Form is $ y-0=\dfrac{5}{4}(x-0) .$
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