How do i rewrite x-y=-2 in slope form and find the slope and y-intercept?

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asked Oct 5, 2019 198k views

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Megaetron · Answer 1 · 2019-10-08T17:27:10+0000

Slope intercept form of a line is y=mx+b where m= slope and b=y-intercept.

So, we need to convert the given equation in this form. For that simply solve the equation for y.

x-y=-2

-y=-x-2 Subtract x from each sides.

-y*(-1)=-1*(-x-2) Multily each sides by -1 to isolate y.

y=x+2

So, y=x+2 is the slope intercept form.

Next step is to compare this equation with y=mx+b. After comparing we will get m=1 and b=2

So, slope=1 and y-intercept=2