PLZZ HEPPP A line passes through (−1, 5) and (1, 3). Which answer is the equation of the line? x + 2y = 7 x + y = 4 x + 2y = 5 x + y = 2

B.

Step-by-step explanation:

Again, to find the equation of the line, we need to find the slope and y-intercept. First, let's find the slope. Let (-1,5) be x₁ and y₁ respectively and (1,3) be x₂ and y₂, respectively. So:

So the slope is -1.

Now, to find the y-intercept, we can use the point-slope form. I'm going to keep using (-1,5) as the coordinate. Thus:

This is slope-intercept form. We want the answer to be in standard form, where:

A, B, and C are integers (and, conventionally, A is positive).

Thus, we need to rearrange the terms:

The answer is B.

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explanation

the graph has a slope of 1/3 because each time you move up 1, you go to the right 3. so, slope = rise/run = 1/3. we can cross choice a off the list since we want a slope of 3, rather than 1/3.

the first table shown has a slope of -3. this is because the rise is -6 and the run is 2, so slope = rise/run = -6/2 = -3. note how x increases by 2 each time (run) and y drops by 6 each time (rise). choice b can be eliminated.

the second table has a slope of 3. each time x goes up by 1, the y values increase by 3. slope = rise/run = 3/1 = 3. alternatively you can use the slope formula to prove that the slope is 3 here. use any two rows of values to generate the two points. choice c is one of the answers

the third table also has a slope of 3. let's use the slope formula to prove as such. i'm going to use the first two rows of the table. so i'll use the two points (2,1) and (5,10)

m = slope

m = (y2-y1)/(x2-x1)

m = (10-1)/(5-2)

m = 9/3

m = 3 so we get a slope of 3

choice d is the other answer