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Find the equation of the line where the slope is -2 and the y-intercept is -3.

User HummingBird
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Explanation:

the typical line equation is

y = ax + b

"a" being the slope, and "b" being the y-intercept (the y value when x = 0).

so, the result is

y = -2x - 3

User Abu Yousuf
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Hey there!

We are given

  • slope of the line ---> -2
  • y-intercept of the line ---> -3

So we can write the equation in Slope-Intercept Form.

Note: That's why Slope-intercept form is called that, right? ;)

Slope-intercept form looks like so:

y=mx+b

where

m -> slope

b -> y-intercept

We have both m and b, so we can plug in the values of m and b and find our equation:

y=mx+b

Hence, the answer is


\boxed{\boxed{\bold{y=-2x-3}}}

Hope everything is clear.

Let me know if you have any questions!

#LearningIsFun

User Marc Guillot
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