Find the equation of the line which passes through the origin and (4,1). enter your solution in the form y

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Dalia Pennington

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31 May, 21:00

Find the equation of the line which passes through the origin and (4,1). enter your solution in the form y

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Kimberly Wang · Answer 1

I'm going to assume the form is y=mx+b.

To find the slope of this line, use the slope formula: (y-y1) / (x-x1). That just means the slope is 4.

Now we're going to find the y intercept, where x=0. The y intercept is (0, 0), at the origin.

So, your formula would be y=4x, where 4 is the slope.