SOLUTION: find the slope AND Y-INTERCEPT of y=-x-2

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Question 548692: find the slope AND Y-INTERCEPT of y=-x-2
Answer by jim_thompson5910(28696) About Me  (Show Source):
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Notice how y=-x-2 is in slope-intercept form y=mx%2Bb where m is the slope and (0, b) is the y-intercept.

So this shows us that the slope is m=-1 and the y-intercept is (0, -2) (since b = -2)