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Find the equation of the graphed line.
On a coordinate plane, a line goes through (negative 4, 0) and (0, negative 2).
a.
y = negative one-half x minus 2
c.
y = 4 x minus 2
b.
y = negative 2 x minus 4
d.
y = negative 4 x minus 2



Please select the best answer from the choices provided


A
B
C
D

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sqdancefan

Answer:

  a.  y = -1/2x - 2

Step-by-step explanation:

The correct answer choice can be determined by finding the slope of the line. The slope is the ratio of rise to run.

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slope

The x-intercept is 4 units left of the y-axis. As the line "runs" those 4 units, it "rises" -2 units to intercept the y-axis at -2. The slope of the line is ...

  m = rise/run = -2/4 = -1/2

In the slope-intercept form of the equation of a line, the slope is the coefficient of x. This information is sufficient to let us choose the first answer choice.

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equation

The slope-intercept equation is ...

  y = mx +b . . . . . . . slope m, y-intercept b

We know the slope is -1/2, and the y-intercept is where x=0, at y=-2. Then the equation is ...

  y = -1/2x -2 . . . . . matches choice A

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Additional comment

When answering multiple-choice questions, you only need to do enough work to tell which answers are not viable.

When we plot the points, we see that the line has negative slope. (eliminates choice C). The slope is shallow, rather than steep (the x-intercept is farther from the origin than the y-intercept), so the magnitude of the slope is less than 1 and choices B and D are eliminated.

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