Pearson Algebra 1 Common Core, 2011
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Exercise 1 Page 357

Identify the y-intercept, then find another point that lies on the grid.

y=- 2/3x+5

Practice makes perfect

Equations written in slope-intercept form follow a specific format. y= mx+ b In this form, m is the slope and b is the y-intercept. We need to identify these values using the graph.

y-intercept

The y-intercept is the y-value where the line crosses the y-axis.

We can see that the function intercepts the y-axis at (0, 5). This means that the value of b is 5. y= mx+ 5

Slope

To find the slope, we will trace along the line on the given graph until we find a lattice point. In doing so, we can identify the slope m using the rise and run of the graph.

Here we've identified (3,3) as our other point. Traveling to this point from the y-intercept requires that we move 3 steps horizontally in the positive direction and 2 steps vertically in the negative direction. rise/run=-2/3 ⇔ m= - 2/3

Writing the Equation

Now that we have the slope and the y-intercept, we can form our final equation. y= - 2/3x+ 5