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Find the equation of the line.
Use exact numbers.
y= x+

Find the equation of the line. Use exact numbers. y= x+-example-1

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Answer:

The equation of this line is y = -3x + 7

Explanation:

Remember that when writing an equation for a graphed linear line, we must write it in slope intercept form (y=mx+b). The m represents the slope, and the b represents the y-intercept.

(The slope determines the direction in which the line goes, and is written as rise/run.)

In this case the slope is going to be negative, since the line is going downwards to the right. Additionally the slope of this line is -3/1 or just -3.

(The y-intercept is the point in which the line crosses the y-axis.)

In this case, since the line crosses the y-axis at positive 7, the y-intercept will be 7.

So all together we have y = -3x + 7.

Hope this helps you :)

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