SOLUTION: find the equation of the straight line that has a y-intercept of 5 and a gradient of -1

SOLUTION: find the equation of the straight line that has a y-intercept of 5 and a gradient of -1

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Question 775853: find the equation of the straight line that has a y-intercept of 5 and a gradient of -1
Answer by psbhowmick(878) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Equation of line in slope-intercept form is: y = mx + c where m = slope and c = intercept on Y-axis.

Here, m = -1 and c = 5.

Therefore, the equation of the line is given by y = -x + 5
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