SOLUTION: Determine the y-intercept of the line that passes through (-5, -12) and has a slope of -5.
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Question 1010277: Determine the y-intercept of the line that passes through (-5, -12) and has a slope of -5.
Answer by fractalier(6550) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Plug this info into y = mx + b to find b...we get
-12 = (-5)(-5) + b
-12 = 25 + b
b = -37
so that the equation is
y = -5x - 37
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