Question

Find the equation of the following lines, linear equation should be written in the slope-intercept form.

a. Which is parallel to a line with slope 2, and passes through the point (-1,4).
b.Which cuts the x-axis at 5 and the y-axis at -2
c. Which is perpendicular to a line with gradient-2, and passes through (-2,3)

Answer 1

(a) y-4 = 2(x+1)

(b) x/5 + y/-2 = 1
(c) as in (a) but with slope = 1/2