SOLUTION: Write the slope-intercept equation for the line with slope -1/4 and y-intercept (0, -2) and graph the line.

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Question 387854: Write the slope-intercept equation for the line with slope -1/4 and y-intercept (0, -2) and graph the line.
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Hi,         

Writing the slope-intercept equation

Using the standard slope-intercept form for an equation of a line y = mx + b 

where m is the slope and b the y-intercept

 m = -1/4 and y-intercept Pt(0,-2)

  y = (-1/4)x - 2    Pt(4,-3) and Pt(-4,-1) on this line

Graphing