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Given the graph, which information best describes the line after it has been translated two units down?Slope of −2 and y-intercept of −1Slope of −2 and y-intercept of 1Slope of 2 and y-intercept of −1Slope of 2 and y-intercept of 1 I don't understand how to solve this.

Given the graph, which information best describes the line after it has been translated-example-1
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Recall that a translation of two units down, transforms a point as follows:


(x,y)\rightarrow(x,y-2).

Now, the slope of the given line will not change after being transformed. To compute the slope of the line we use the two-point formula for the slope of a line:


(3-1)/(1-0)=(2)/(1)=2.

Therefore, the transformed

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