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How do you write a graph that passes through the point (5, -1) and has a slope of 2 in Slope Intercept Form?

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Answer:

y=2x-11

Explanation:

-1=2(5)+b

-1=10+b

-11=b

User Yang Liu
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Format: y = mx + b
y = 2x + b
Plug in the point
-1 = 2(5) + b
-1 = 10 + b, b = -11
Answer: y = 2x - 11
User Fedor Losev
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