SOLUTION: Find the slope and the y-intercept f(x) = -8x -4

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Question 157146: Find the slope and the y-intercept
f(x) = -8x -4

Answer by nerdybill(7384) About Me  (Show Source):
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The equation provided is already in the "slope-intercept" form:
y = mx + b
where
m is the slope
b is the y-intercept at (0,b)
.
f(x) = -8x -4
Think of "f(x)" as "y" then, you'll have:
m (slope) is -8
b (y-intercept) is -4 or, at location (0,-4)