Write in y=mx+b Form (1,1) , (4,-1/2)

$(1, 1)$ , $(4, - \frac{1}{2})$

Step 1

Find the slope of the line between $(1, 1)$ and $(4, - \frac{1}{2})$ using $m = \frac{y_{2} - y_{1}}{x_{2} - x_{1}}$ , which is the change of $y$ over the change of $x$ .

Slope is equal to the change in $y$ over the change in $x$ , or rise over run.

$m = \frac{change in y}{change in x}$

The change in $x$ is equal to the difference in x-coordinates (also called run), and the change in $y$ is equal to the difference in y-coordinates (also called rise).

$m = \frac{y_{2} - y_{1}}{x_{2} - x_{1}}$

Substitute in the values of $x$ and $y$ into the equation to find the slope.

$m = \frac{- \frac{1}{2} - (1)}{4 - (1)}$

Simplify.

Multiply the numerator and denominator of the complex fraction by $2$ .

Multiply $\frac{- \frac{1}{2} - (1)}{4 - (1)}$ by $\frac{2}{2}$ .

$m = \frac{2}{2} \cdot \frac{- \frac{1}{2} - (1)}{4 - (1)}$

Combine.

$m = \frac{2 (- \frac{1}{2} - (1))}{2 (4 - (1))}$

Apply the distributive property.

$m = \frac{2 (- \frac{1}{2}) + 2 (- (1))}{2 \cdot 4 + 2 (- (1))}$

Cancel the common factor of $2$ .

Move the leading negative in $- \frac{1}{2}$ into the numerator.

$m = \frac{2 (\frac{- 1}{2}) + 2 (- (1))}{2 \cdot 4 + 2 (- (1))}$

Cancel the common factor.

$m = \frac{2 (\frac{- 1}{2}) + 2 (- (1))}{2 \cdot 4 + 2 (- (1))}$

Rewrite the expression.

$m = \frac{- 1 + 2 (- (1))}{2 \cdot 4 + 2 (- (1))}$

Simplify the numerator.

Multiply $2 (- (1))$ .

Multiply $- 1$ by $1$ .

$m = \frac{- 1 + 2 \cdot - 1}{2 \cdot 4 + 2 (- (1))}$

Multiply $2$ by $- 1$ .

$m = \frac{- 1 - 2}{2 \cdot 4 + 2 (- (1))}$

Subtract $2$ from $- 1$ .

$m = \frac{- 3}{2 \cdot 4 + 2 (- (1))}$

Simplify the denominator.

Multiply $2$ by $4$ .

$m = \frac{- 3}{8 + 2 (- (1))}$

Multiply $2 (- (1))$ .

Multiply $- 1$ by $1$ .

$m = \frac{- 3}{8 + 2 \cdot - 1}$

Multiply $2$ by $- 1$ .

$m = \frac{- 3}{8 - 2}$

Subtract $2$ from $8$ .

$m = \frac{- 3}{6}$

Reduce the expression by cancelling the common factors.

Cancel the common factor of $- 3$ and $6$ .

Factor $3$ out of $- 3$ .

$m = \frac{3 (- 1)}{6}$

Cancel the common factors.

Factor $3$ out of $6$ .

$m = \frac{3 \cdot - 1}{3 \cdot 2}$

Cancel the common factor.

$m = \frac{3 \cdot - 1}{3 \cdot 2}$

Rewrite the expression.

$m = \frac{- 1}{2}$

Move the negative in front of the fraction.

$m = - \frac{1}{2}$

Step 2

Use the slope $- \frac{1}{2}$ and a given point $(1, 1)$ to substitute for $x_{1}$ and $y_{1}$ in the point-slope form $y - y_{1} = m (x - x_{1})$ , which is derived from the slope equation $m = \frac{y_{2} - y_{1}}{x_{2} - x_{1}}$ .

$y - (1) = - \frac{1}{2} \cdot (x - (1))$

Step 3

Simplify the equation and keep it in point-slope form.

$y - 1 = - \frac{1}{2} \cdot (x - 1)$

Step 4

Write the equation in $y = m x + b$ form.

Solve for $y$ .

Simplify $- \frac{1}{2} \cdot (x - 1)$ .

Rewrite.

$y - 1 = 0 + 0 - \frac{1}{2} \cdot (x - 1)$

Simplify by adding zeros.

$y - 1 = - \frac{1}{2} \cdot (x - 1)$

Apply the distributive property.

$y - 1 = - \frac{1}{2} x - \frac{1}{2} \cdot - 1$

Combine $x$ and $\frac{1}{2}$ .

$y - 1 = - \frac{x}{2} - \frac{1}{2} \cdot - 1$

Multiply $- \frac{1}{2} \cdot - 1$ .

Multiply $- 1$ by $- 1$ .

$y - 1 = - \frac{x}{2} + 1 (\frac{1}{2})$

Multiply $\frac{1}{2}$ by $1$ .

$y - 1 = - \frac{x}{2} + \frac{1}{2}$

Move all terms not containing $y$ to the right side of the equation.

Add $1$ to both sides of the equation.

$y = - \frac{x}{2} + \frac{1}{2} + 1$

Write $1$ as a fraction with a common denominator.

$y = - \frac{x}{2} + \frac{1}{2} + \frac{2}{2}$

Combine the numerators over the common denominator.

$y = - \frac{x}{2} + \frac{1 + 2}{2}$

Add $1$ and $2$ .

$y = - \frac{x}{2} + \frac{3}{2}$

Reorder terms.

$y = - (\frac{1}{2} x) + \frac{3}{2}$

Remove parentheses.

$y = - \frac{1}{2} x + \frac{3}{2}$

Step 5

Write in y=mx+b Form (1,1) , (4,-1/2)

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