Question

What is the slope-intercept equation for this line?

--1
y = [?]=x +
Enter the correct
symbol,+ or -.
-2
-3

Answer 1

y = -1/2x - 2

Explanation:

Slope Intercept form: y=mx+b

You need to find the slope and y-intercept.

(0,-2) is the y-intercept which is the point on the y-axis that is intersected by the linear equation which is our slope line.

Now, we need to find our slope.

*This line is a negative slope*

Starting at our y-intercept [ (0,-2) ] we need to go to a point where the line intersects.

The red dot on the coordinate plane clearly represents it.

(2,-3) is the red point in which we need to go down 1 and over 2 to get there.

So our slope should be -1 / 2

Lastly, write in slope-intercept form:
y = -1/2x - 2