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What is the y intercept of f(x)= -2x - 1

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This function is in slope-intercept form, which uses the following formula:


y = mx + b

m is the slope, and b is the y-intercept of the line.

In f(x) = -2x - 1, the slope is 2, and the y-intercept is -1, or (0, -1).
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The y-intercept of

f(x) = -2x - 1

is y = -1 .
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