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What is the equation of a line that has a y-intercept of 4 and an x-intercept of -2?​

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Answer:

y = 2x + 4

Explanation:

Two points on this line are (-2, 0) and (0, 4). Going from the first to the second, x increases by 2 (this is the 'run') and y increases by 4 ('rise').

Thus, the slope of this line is m = rise / run = 4/2 = 2

Using the slope-intercept formula, we get y = mx + b = 2x + b

Let x = -2 and y = 0 to find b: 0 = 2(-2) + b, so b = 4, and the desired equation is then:

y = 2x + 4

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