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) About Me  (Show Source):
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Let's use the general equation y=mx%2Bb where m is the slope and b is the y-intercept

From y=-x, we can see that m=-1 and b=0 (Remember y=-x really looks like y=-1x%2B0)

So the slope is m=-1 and the y-intercept is b=0