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What is the equation of the line that passes through the point (-7, 2) and has a
slope of -1?

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Answer: y= -1x - 5

Explanation:

The equation has to be in slope-intercept form which uses the formula

y=mx+b where m is the slope and b is the y-intercept.

So we given the slope and an x and y coordinate so we will plot those numbers into the formula and solve for the y intercept to write the equation.

the x coordinate is -7 and the y coordinate is 2

2 = -1(-7) + b

2 = 7 + b

-7 -7

b = -5 the y intercept is -5

Now the equation will be y= -1x - 5

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