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What is the slope-intercept equation of the line below?​

What is the slope-intercept equation of the line below?​-example-1
User Vageli
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Answer:

y=-2x-1

Explanation:

find the slope using the two points (0,-1) and (2,-5)


m=((-5+1))/((2-0))=-2

then since we know the y-intercept is -1, you plug the data into y=mx+b getting the function y=-2x-1

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