SOLUTION: Use the slope-intercept form of the linear equation to write the equation of the line with the given slope and y-intercept. Slope -8; y-intercept (0,5) The equation is ? Writ

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Question 1099362: Use the slope-intercept form of the linear equation to write the equation of the line with the given slope and y-intercept.
Slope -8; y-intercept (0,5)
The equation is ?
Write answer in slope-intercept form

Answer by Boreal(15235) About Me  (Show Source):
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It is y=-8x+5
the form y=mx+b has m the slope (given as -8) and y intercept where x=0, and that is (0, 5). Put those numbers in for m and b respectively.