Choice D is correct. An equation defining a line in the xy-plane can be written in the form $y = m x + b$ , where $m$ represents the slope and $left parenthesis 0 comma b right parenthesis$ represents the y-intercept of the line. It’s given that line $t$ passes through the point $left parenthesis 0 comma 9 right parenthesis$ ; therefore, $b equals 9$ . The slope, $m$ , of a line can be found using any two points on the line, $left parenthesis x 1 comma y 1 right parenthesis$ and $left parenthesis x 2 comma y 2 right parenthesis$ , and the slope formula $m = \frac{y_{2} - y_{1}}{x_{2} - x_{1}}$ . Substituting $left parenthesis 0 comma 9 right parenthesis$ and $left parenthesis 1 comma 17 right parenthesis$ for $left parenthesis x 1 comma y 1 right parenthesis$ and $left parenthesis x 2 comma y 2 right parenthesis$ , respectively, in the slope formula yields $m = \frac{17 - 9}{1 - 0}$ , or $m equals 8$ . Substituting $8$ for $m$ and $9$ for $b$ in the equation $y = m x + b$ yields $y = 8 x + 9$ .

Choice A is incorrect and may result from conceptual or calculation errors.

Choice B is incorrect and may result from conceptual or calculation errors.

Choice C is incorrect and may result from conceptual or calculation errors.