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What is the equation of the line in slope-intercept form?

What is the equation of the line in slope-intercept form?-example-1
User Jasper B
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Answer:


\bold{y=-\frac12x}

Explanation:

Slope-intercept form: y = mx + b

The line intersect Y-axis at y=0 so b = 0

The line passses through points (0, 0) and (2, -1), so the slope:


m=(-1-0)/(2-0)=-\frac12

Therefore the equation:


y=-\frac12x+0\\\\y=-\frac12x

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