Answer:
[tex]y = \frac{1}{2} x+7[/tex]
Step-by-step explanation:
Slope-intercept form: y = mx + b
Slope formula: [tex]\frac{y2-y1}{x2-x1}[/tex]
Given points: (-6, 4), (6, 10)
(-6, 4) = (x1, y1)
(6, 10) = (x2, y2)
To write the equation in slope-intercept form, we need to find the slope(m) and the y-intercept(b) of the equation.
First, let's find the slope. To do this, input the given points into the slope formula:
[tex]\frac{10-4}{6-(-6)}[/tex]
Simplify:
10 - 4 = 6
6 - (-6) = 6 + 6 = 12
[tex]\frac{6}{12}=\frac{1}{2}[/tex]
The slope is [tex]\frac{1}{2}[/tex].
To find the y-intercept, input the slope and one of the given points(in this example I'll use point (6, 10)) into the equation and solve for b:
[tex]10 = \frac{1}{2}(6)+b[/tex]
10 = 3 + b
7 = b
The y-intercept is 7.
Now that we know the slope and the y-intercept, we can write the equation:
[tex]y = \frac{1}{2} x+7[/tex]
