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Given a line with slope of -1 and y-intercept of 8, which of the ordered pairs given below would not be on the line? (-1,9) (0,8) (2,10) (3,5)

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Answer:

(2,10)

Explanation:

I wrote an equation for the line given.

y = -x + 8

The slope is -1 and the y-intercept is 8.

The point (2,10) does not lie on the line, while all others do.

See graph.

(2,10) should be correct.

Hope this helps you!

Given a line with slope of -1 and y-intercept of 8, which of the ordered pairs given-example-1
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