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What is the equation of a line with a slope of -1 and a y-intercept of -5?

What is the equation of a line with a slope of -1 and a y-intercept of -5?-example-1
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Answer:

equation: y = -x - 5

Explanation:

using the formula: y = mx + b ..........where m is the slope and b is y-intercept

so the equation in slope intercept form will be: y = -1x -5

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