SOLUTION: What is the slope and y intercept of the following y = -x

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Question 115622: What is the slope and y intercept of the following
y = -x

Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let's use the general equation where m is the slope and b is the y-intercept

From , we can see that and (Remember really looks like )

So the slope is and the y-intercept is

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