The equation for this line in slope-intercept form (y = mx + b) is y = [tex]\frac{5}{4}[/tex]x + 2, because the rise (5) over the run (4) is the slope aka 'm', and the line touches the y-axis at the point (0,2) In this ordered pair the y-value is 2, so the y-intercept, or 'b', is equal to 2.
