Answer:
y = -x - 4
Explanation:
Slope-intercept form is:
y = mx + b
The b is the y-intercept. That is where the line crosses the y-axis. This line crosses the y-axis at -4.
You could calculate the slope, but with a graph, you can SEE the slope without doing any calculation. Find a point on the line, any point. To get to the next point, you go DOWN1 and OVER1, (down1, over1, down1, over1)
This is -1/1. The slope is -1. Fill that in for m.
Leave the x and y as-is in
y = mx + b
fill in -1 for m and -4 for b.
y = -x - 4
If your teacher/prof is expecting to see a calc for slope. Find two points on the line. Subtract y-y and put that on top. Subtract x-x and put that on the bottom. Simplify.
Given points:
(1,-5) and (-4,0)
-5 - 0 is -5, put on top.
1 - -4 is 5, put underneath. You get -5/5, which is -1. Slope is -1.