SOLUTION: write the equation of the line, with the given properties, in slope-intercept form slope = -2 through (-7, 5)

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Question 239031: write the equation of the line, with the given properties, in slope-intercept form
slope = -2 through (-7, 5)
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The Slope-Intercept Form formula is: y=mx%2Bb
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All you need to do here is substitute the values.
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y=5
x=-7
m=-2 (m=slope)
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5=-2%28-7%29%2Bb
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Since 5 does not equal to 14, you must write "+b" in the equation. If the equation had worked out without the "+b", then you could omit writing it.