Answer:
y = - 2x - 5 and y = - 3x + 3
Step-by-step explanation:
The equation of a line in slope- intercept form is
y = mx + c ( m is the slope and c the y- intercept )
calculate m using the slope formula
m = [tex]\frac{y_{2}-y_{1} }{x_{2}-x_{1} }[/tex]
with (x₁, y₁ ) = - 2, - 1) and (x₂, y₂ ) = (0, - 5) ← 2 points on the line
m = [tex]\frac{-5-(-1)}{0-(-2)}[/tex] = [tex]\frac{x- 5+1}{0+2}[/tex] = [tex]\frac{-4}{2}[/tex] = - 2
The line crosses the y- axis at (0, - 5 ) ⇒ c = - 5
y = - 2x - 5 ← equation of line 1
Repeat with (x₁, y₁ ) = (0, 3) and (x₂, y₂ ) = (1, 0) ← 2 points on line 2
m = [tex]\frac{0-3}{1-0}[/tex] = [tex]\frac{-3}{1}[/tex] = - 3
The line crosses the y- axis at (0, 3 ) ⇒ c = 3
y = - 3x + 3 ← equation of Line 2
