SOLUTION: Graph the following equations; calculate the slope, x-intercept, and y-intercept, and label the intercepts on the graph. y = -2x - 7

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Question 472467: Graph the following equations; calculate the slope, x-intercept, and y-intercept, and label the intercepts on the graph.
y = -2x - 7

Answer by Tatiana_Stebko(1539)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

If the equation of the line is given in the slope intercept form , then is the slope
the slope is
x-intercept: Let , substitute in place of and then solve for : , , .
y-intercept: Let , substitute in place of and then solve for :


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