SOLUTION: Graph the line with slope -1 passing through the point (-1,2)

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Question 319947: Graph the line with slope -1 passing through the point (-1,2)
Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
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Use the slope-intercept form, y=mx%2Bb
y=-x%2Bb
Now use the point (-1,2) to solve for b.
2=-%28-1%29%2Bb
2=1%2Bb
b=1
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highlight%28y=-x%2B1%29
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