document.write( "Question 105460: Match the graph with one of the equations.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "A) y = –x – 2
\n" ); document.write( "B) y = x – 2
\n" ); document.write( "C) y = –x + 2
\n" ); document.write( "D) y = x + 2
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FIRST WE FIND THE SLOPE
\n" ); document.write( "SLOPE=(Y2-Y1)/(X2-X1)
\n" ); document.write( "SLOPE=(0-2)/(2-0)=-2/2=-1
\n" ); document.write( "NOW WE SUBSTITUTE ONE SET OF (X,Y) POINTS & SOLVE FOR b THE Y INTERCEPT.
\n" ); document.write( "2=-1*0+b
\n" ); document.write( "b=2
\n" ); document.write( "THUS THE EQUATION IS [Y=-X+2]
\n" ); document.write( "THE ANSWER IS C)
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