document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=173902>Question 173902</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> How would I find the slope and y-intercept of this <BR>\n" );
document.write( "f(x)=-4x-8   </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "f(x)=-4x-8 <BR>\n" );
document.write( "Very simple, the slope intercept form: y = mx + b<BR>\n" );
document.write( "where m = slope and b = y intercept<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "y = f(x)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "therefore in your equation:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y = -4x - 8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "therefore<BR>\n" );
document.write( "slope (m) = -4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "and<BR>\n" );
document.write( "intercept (b) = -8 </SPAN>\n" );
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