SOLUTION: Graph the following equations; calculate the slope, x-intercept, and y-intercept, and label the intercepts on the graph y= -2x-7

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Question 337261: Graph the following equations; calculate the slope, x-intercept, and y-intercept, and label the intercepts on the graph y= -2x-7
Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
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The line is already in slope-intercept form, y=mx%2Bb where m is the slope, b is the y-intercept.
m=-2
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b=-7
(0,-7)
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Find the x-intercept by setting y=0 and solving for x.
0=-2x-7
2x=-7
x=-7%2F2
(-7/2,0)
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