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What is the slope and y-intercept? 20 points!!

What is the slope and y-intercept? 20 points!!-example-1

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Answer:

Slope = 2

Y-intercept = -4

Explanation:

The slope of a function is found by finding the change in the y-values and dividing it in the change in x-values.

The change in y-values is 2 because that is the difference between each given data point. The change in x-values is 1 for the same reason.

The slope would be 2/1 which is just 2.

The y-intercept can be found by setting up the function in slope-intercept form (y=mx+b) and using the given data to solve for b. The point I chose to do this with was (2,0)

y=mx+b

y=2x+b

0=(2*2)+b

0=4+b

b=-4

So the slope is 2 and the y-intercept is -4.

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