The equation of a straight line is given by y=mx+c where m is the slope while c is the y-intercept. The formula for obtaining the slope is given by: m=(y-y1)/(x-x1) therefore the formula for our graph will be: 3=(y-5)/(x-2) 3(x-2)=y-5 y-5=3x-6 y=3x-6+5 y=3x-1 the answer is y=3x-1