How to write slope-intercept form through (-1,3) and a slope of -1

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Name Is Nilay · Answer 1 · 2019-06-21T20:34:02+0000

The slope-intercept form:

y=mx+b

m - slope

b - y-intercept

We have the slope m = -1 and the point (-1, 3). Substitute:

3=(-1)(-1)+b

3=1+b subtract 1 from both sides

$2=b\to b=2$