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A linear function has a slope of 5 and crosses the y-axis at -12 what is the equation of the line​

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if it crosses the y-axis as -12, that means that's its y-intercept, and we know its slope.


\begin{array}ll \cline{1-1} slope-intercept~form\\ \cline{1-1} \\ y=\underset{y-intercept}{\stackrel{slope\qquad }{\stackrel{\downarrow }{m}x+\underset{\uparrow }{b}}} \\\\ \cline{1-1} \end{array}~~ \implies ~~y=\stackrel{\stackrel{m}{\downarrow }}{5}x\underset{\underset{b}{\uparrow }}{-12}

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