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ACED-A2 Skill Review

1. Which equation represents a line that has a slope of -3 and an x-intercept of 5?

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Answer:

y=-5x+35

Explanation:

Use the formula y = mx + b

m = slope, so plug in -5 as the slope

To find x-intercept we set y=0

We want the x-intercept to be 7 so we can plug that into the equation too

0=-5(7)+b

Lastly solve for b and you get your answer

Which is y=-5x-35 :) hope this helps

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