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Complete the equation of the line whose y-intercept is (0,5) and slope is -9

y= ???​

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y= -9x+5

The slope intercept formula is y=mx +b, where m is the slope and b is the y-intercept. We know that m is -9 because that’s the slope and b is 5 because the y-intercept is at (0, 5), meaning that’s where the line crosses the y-axis.
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