Q:

What is the slope intercept form of a line that passes through points (2,11) and (4,17)?

Accepted Solution

A:
[tex]\bf (\stackrel{x_1}{2}~,~\stackrel{y_1}{11})\qquad (\stackrel{x_2}{4}~,~\stackrel{y_2}{17}) \\\\\\ slope = m\implies \cfrac{\stackrel{rise}{ y_2- y_1}}{\stackrel{run}{ x_2- x_1}}\implies \cfrac{17-11}{4-2}\implies \cfrac{6}{2}\implies 3 \\\\\\ \begin{array}{|c|ll} \cline{1-1} \textit{point-slope form}\\ \cline{1-1} \\ y-y_1=m(x-x_1) \\\\ \cline{1-1} \end{array}\implies y-11=3(x-2)\implies y-11=3x-6[/tex][tex]\bf y=3x+5\qquad \impliedby \begin{array}{|c|ll} \cline{1-1} slope-intercept~form\\ \cline{1-1} \\ y=\underset{y-intercept}{\stackrel{slope\qquad }{\stackrel{\downarrow }{m}x+\underset{\uparrow }{b}}} \\\\ \cline{1-1} \end{array}[/tex]