SOLUTION: x-intercept = -8 y-intercept = 5 what is the equation in slope intercept form

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Question 674860: x-intercept = -8 y-intercept = 5 what is the equation in slope intercept form
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x-intercept = -8 y-intercept = 5
y=m+x+%2B+b is the form where m is the slope, and b is the y intercept
to get from the y-intercept 5 to the x-intercept -8, you have a rise of 5 and a run of -8
m=%28y%5B2%5D-y%5B1%5D%29%2F%28x%5B2%5D-x%5B1%5D%29
m=%285-0%29%2F%280-%28-8%29%29
m=5%2F8
therefore

y+=+%285%2F8%29x+%2B5

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