“Determine which of the following lines has the larger y-intercept, and by how much. “ The line that passes through (3, 8) and (-3, 4)

The line that passes through

(2, -5) and is perpendicular to

y=1/3x-2

The first line:

y₁ = (2/3)*x + 6

Has the larger y-intercept, by 5 units.

Step-by-step explanation:

Here we need to find the equation for each line.

First, some theory.

A linear relationship can be written as:

y = a*x + b

where a is the slope and y is the y-intercept.

We know that if the line passes through the points (x₁, y₁) and (x₂, y₂), then we can write the slope as:

a = (y₂ - y₁)/(x₂ -x₁)

And, if a line is:

y = a*x + b

a perpendicular line to that one must have a slope equal to:

-(1/a).

Now we can answer this question.

We know that the first line, let's call it y₁, passes through the points (3, 8) and (-3, 4), then its slope will be:

a = (8 - 4)/(3 - (-3)) = 4/6 = 2/3

then the line is something like:

y₁ = (2/3)*x + b

to find the value of b, we can use the fact that we know that the line passes through the point (3, 8)

this means that when x = 3, we must have y₁ = 8

replacing these in the above equation, we get:

8 = (2/3)*3 + b

8 = 2 + b

8 - 2 = b = 6

then the equation for this line is:

y₁ = (2/3)*x + 6

Now let's find the equation for the other line, that we will call y₂.

We know that this line is perpendicular to:

y = (1/3)*x - 2

The slope of that line is:

a = (1/3)

then the slope of a line perpendicular to that one will be:

slope = -(1/a) = -(1/1/3) = -3

slope = -3

then we have:

y₂ = -3*x + b

to find the value of b, we can use the fact that our line passes through the point (2, -5)

This means that when  x = 2, we must have y₂ = -5

then:

-5 = -3*2 + b

-5 = -6 + b

-5 + 6 = b = 1

b = 1

then this equation is:

y₂ = -3*x + 1

Now we know both equations:

y₁ = (2/3)*x + 6

y₂ = -3*x + 1

Which equation does have the larger y-intercept?

We can see that the first line has an y-intercept of 6, and the second line has an y-intercept of 1, then the first line has the larger y-intercept, and is larger by 5 units.

The correct answer for this question is "the question asks for a quantitative response."   a statistical question refers to the question that is answerable by collecting data including its variability. it is way far different from a deterministic question. like for example when you asked for the number of minutes a 7th grader spend on homework each week.