Question

Find an equation of the line that has a slope of -2 and a y intercept of 5. Write your answer in the formy = mx +b.y =

Answer 1

The equation of a line in its slope-intercept form is

`\begin{gathered} y=mx+b \\ \text{ Where m is the slope and} \\ \text{b is the y-intercept} \end{gathered}`

So, in this case, you have

`\begin{gathered} m=-2 \\ b=5 \\ y=mx+b \\ y=-2x+5 \end{gathered}`

Therefore, the equation of this line in its slope-intercept form is

`y=-2x+5`