What is the equation of the line that goes through (0, 7) and (1,9) in point-slope form?

1 Answer
Oct 31, 2016

The line's equation is: y - 7 = 2 x or y = 2 x + 7.

Explanation:

The expression of line's equation in point-slope form is:

y - y_0 = m (x - x_0)

or:

y = m (x - x_0) + y_0,

where the slope m can be obtained from:

m = {Delta y}/{Delta x} = {y_1 - y_0}/{x_1 - x_0}.

Using the points:

(x_1, y_1) = (1, 9) and (x_0, y_0) = (0, 7),

we obtain:

m = {9 - 7}/{1 - 0} = 2

and then:

y = m (x - x_0) + y_0 " " rArr " " y = 2 (x - 0) + 7 " " rArr

rArr " " y = 2 x + 7