SOLUTION: Find the slope and y-intercept of the equation: -2x+y=1

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Question 1165539: Find the slope and y-intercept of the equation: -2x+y=1
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Answer by ikleyn(52776) About Me  (Show Source):
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The given equation is equivalent to

                y = 2x + 1,

meaning that the slope  (a coefficient at  x  in this equation)  is  2.         ANSWER

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Answer by MathTherapy(10551) About Me  (Show Source):
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Find the slope and y-intercept of the equation: -2x+y=1
- 2x + y = 1

       y = 2x + 1 ---- Adding 2x to both sides to get equation in the "y = mx + b" form

Compare the above to y = mx + b, where m = slope, and b = y-intercept.