Raquel throws darts at a coordinate grid centered at the origin. Her goal is to create a line of darts. Her darts actually hit the coordinate grid at (-5, 0), (1, - 3), (4, 5), (-8, - 6), (0, 2), and (9, 6). Which equation best approximates the line of best fit of the darts? y = 0.6x + 0.6 y = 0.1x + 0.8 y = 0.8x + 0.1 y = 0.5x + 0.6

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Jamal Valenzuela

30 December, 20:34

Raquel throws darts at a coordinate grid centered at the origin. Her goal is to create a line of darts. Her darts actually hit the coordinate grid at (-5, 0), (1, - 3), (4, 5), (-8, - 6), (0, 2), and (9, 6). Which equation best approximates the line of best fit of the darts? y = 0.6x + 0.6 y = 0.1x + 0.8 y = 0.8x + 0.1 y = 0.5x + 0.6

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Noah Heath · Answer 1

The correct answer is the first option, y = 0.6x + 0.6. When the line of best fit is drawn, the slope can be solved by the formula m=Δy/Δx, where Δy is the difference between two y-coordinates and Δx the difference between two x-coordinates. The y-intercept is the value at which the line coincides with the y-axis (x=0).