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A line has a slope of-1 and passes through the point (1, -8) .What is its equation in slope -intercept form?

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m = -1

Passes through (1, -8)

Slope intercept form : y = mx+b

Where m = slope, and b = y-intercept.

-8 = y-intercept

Simply plug in the values for the slope and y-intercept into the slope-intercept form.

y = mx + b

y = -x - 8

~Hope I helped!~



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