SOLUTION: Find an equation of the line with slope -3/4 and y-intercept (0,-5).write the answer in slope intercept form.

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Question 890852: Find an equation of the line with slope -3/4 and y-intercept (0,-5).write the answer in slope intercept form.
Answer by Lapric(19) About Me  (Show Source):
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Most of the work is done since you already have the slope. So the slope-intercept formula is y=mx+b. We already know what y, m, and x equals, we just want b (the y-intercept).
The formula looks like this right now: +y=%28-3%2F4%29x%2Bb+
with the point you've been given: +%28-5%29+=+%28-3%2F4%29%280%29%2Bb+ this simplifies to -5=b
The final answer is +y=%28-3%2F4%29x-5+ You can double check this by plotting this line and making sure that the point that you've been given is on the line.
graph%28300%2C200%2C-4.5%2C4.5%2C-7%2C7%2Cy=%28-3%2F4%29x-5%29+
By looking at the graph, we can see that it is.