Write an equation in slope-intercept form for the line with slope 1/3 and y -intercept -5 .

Question

Write an equation in slope-intercept form for the line with slope 1/3 and y -intercept -5 .

Answer 1

The first question which we need to ask ourselves with this problem: what is slope-intercept form?

It is y = mx+b, in which m = slope and b = y-intercept.

 

Now, all we do is substitute 1/3 for m and -5 for b to get the final answer:

y = 1/3x - 5.

 

 

Answer 2

y = mx + b

 

m = 1/3

 

b = -5

 

y = (1/3)x - 5

 

That is all there is to it.