Find the linear equation that is the straight line through $\left( 0 , - \frac { 1 } { 2 } \right)$ with slope $\frac { 1 } { 8 }$ .
A) $y = \frac { 1 } { 8 } x - \frac { 1 } { 2 }$
B) $y = \frac { 1 } { 8 } x + \frac { 1 } { 2 }$
C) $y = \frac { 1 } { 2 } x - \frac { 1 } { 8 }$
D) $y = \frac { 1 } { 8 } x - 2$
E) $y = \frac { 1 } { 2 } x - 8$

Question

Find the linear equation that is the straight line through $\left( 0 , - \frac { 1 } { 2 } \right)$ with slope $\frac { 1 } { 8 }$ . 
A) $y = \frac { 1 } { 8 } x - \frac { 1 } { 2 }$
B)  $y = \frac { 1 } { 8 } x + \frac { 1 } { 2 }$
C)  $y = \frac { 1 } { 2 } x - \frac { 1 } { 8 }$
D)  $y = \frac { 1 } { 8 } x - 2$
E)  $y = \frac { 1 } { 2 } x - 8$

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

The equation of a line in slope-intercept form is $y = mx + b$, where $m$ is the slope and $b$ is the y-intercept. Given the slope $\frac{1}{8}$ and the y-intercept $-\frac{1}{2}$, the equation is $y = \frac{1}{8}x - \frac{1}{2}$.

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