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A line has a slope of -8 and passes through the point (0,5)

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A line has a slope of -8 and passes through the point (0,5)​

Find out the equation of the line in slope-intercept form

y=mx+b

where

m is the slope

b is the y-coordinate of the y-intercept

in this problem

m=-8

b=5

therefore

y=-8x+5 -----> equation of the line in slope-intercept form

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