SOLUTION: how do you graph y=-2 what is its y intercept and what is its slope

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Question 432678: how do you graph y=-2 what is its y intercept and what is its slope
Answer by htmentor(1343) About Me  (Show Source):
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y = -2 is a line in which all points have the y-value -2. The line has a slope of 0 (horizontal line) since the y-value does not change for any value of x.
The point-intercept form for the equation of a line is:
y = mx + b
We can write y = -2 as y = 0x - 2; slope = 0, y-intercept = -2
The graph is below:
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