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What is the slope and y intercept of the following linear function: 2x+Y=7

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y = mx + b

"m" is the slope, "b" is the y-intercept


2x + y = 7 Isolate the "y" by subtracting 2x on both sides

2x - 2x + y = 7 - 2x

y = 7 - 2x or y = -2x + 7


The slope is -2

The y-intercept is 7

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