SOLUTION: Find an equation of the line that has -2 and passes through the point -1-1

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Question 357197: Find an equation of the line that has -2 and passes through the point -1-1
Answer by mananth(16946)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
slope -2
point (-1,1)
...
y= mx +b
plug the values of x,y,m to get b
1=-1*-2+b
1=2+b
b=-1
...
the equation will be
y = -2x-1
...
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