460,791 views
17 votes
17 votes
Y = 2x - 7 Find the slope and y intercept draw each line on the graph provided?

User Robert Filter
by
2.7k points

1 Answer

21 votes
21 votes

we have the equation

y=2x-7

The equation of the line in slope-intercept form is

y=mx+b

where

m is the slope

b is the y-intercept

so

In this problem

m=2

b=-7

the slope is 2 and the y-intercept is -7

see the attached figure below

Y = 2x - 7 Find the slope and y intercept draw each line on the graph provided?-example-1