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The equation of a line is y = -3x – 2. What are the slope and the y-intercept of the line?

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hello!


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kindly refer to the attachment :)

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Hope everything is clear; if you need any more explanation, kindly let me know :)

The equation of a line is y = -3x – 2. What are the slope and the y-intercept of the-example-1
User Alegozalves
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y = -3x - 2

Note that the equation is: y = mx + b, in which m = slope, and b = y-intercept.

With this knowledge,

m = slope = -3

b = y-intercept = -2

hope this helps

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