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Write an equation in slope intercept form for the line with slope -3 and y-intercept -1

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Answer:

y = -3x -1

Explanation:

Slope intercept form is y=mx+b or y=mx-b

m is the slope (steepness of the line, think of a steep or level mountain)

b is the y-intercept (the place where the line FIRST meets the y-axis a.k.a. the vertical line down the middle of a graph.)

y= -3x -1

means your line is going downhill, and it crosses the y-axis at -1.

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