Asked by Monique Jimenez on May 09, 2024

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Write an equation in slope-intercept form of the line that passes through the point (0,9) and has a slope of m=15m = \frac { 1 } { 5 }m=51 .

A) y=15x+9y = \frac { 1 } { 5 } x + 9y=51x+9
B) y=15x+59y = \frac { 1 } { 5 } x + \frac { 5 } { 9 }y=51x+95
C) y=15x−9y = \frac { 1 } { 5 } x - 9y=51x9
D) y=15x+95y = \frac { 1 } { 5 } x + \frac { 9 } { 5 }y=51x+59
E) y=−15x+9y = - \frac { 1 } { 5 } x + 9y=51x+9

Slope-Intercept Form

A way of writing the equation of a line as y = mx + b, where m is the slope and b is the y-intercept.

Slope

The measure of the steepness or incline of a line, calculated as the ratio of the vertical change to the horizontal change between two points on the line.

Point

A specific location in space defined by coordinates in a given dimension.

  • Compute the linear formula given a slope and one point.
  • Reformulate equations from general format to slope-intercept configuration.
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Jacole JonesMay 11, 2024
Final Answer :
A
Explanation :
The equation of a line can be written in slope-intercept form as:

y=mx+by = mx + by=mx+b

where $m$ is the slope and $b$ is the y-intercept.

We are given that the line passes through the point $(0,9)$, which means that the y-intercept is 9. We are also given that the slope is $m = \frac{1}{5}$. Therefore, the equation of the line is:

y=15x+9y = \frac{1}{5}x + 9y=51x+9

which is choice A.