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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "the $\"slope+-intercept\"$ form of a line is\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " $\"y+=+mx+%2B+b\"$ \r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "where $\"+m\"$ is the $\"slope\"$ and $\"b\"$ is the $\"y-intercept\"$ \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "The $\"y-intercept\"$ is the point where the line crosses the $\"y-axis\"$ .\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "In your case $\"y+=+-2x+\"$ , so $\"b=0\"$ and the line crosses the $\"y-axis\"$ in $\"0\"$ \n" ); document.write( "

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