SOLUTION: Determine the slope of a line that has an x-intercept of -2 and y-intercept of 4

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Question 973886: Determine the slope of a line that has an x-intercept of -2 and y-intercept of 4
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in order to determine the slope of a line use slope-intercept form y=mx%2Bb where m is a slope and b is y-intercept
given that a line has an x-intercept of -2 which means crosses x axis at point (-2,0)
and y-intercept of 4 which means highlight%28b=4%29
so, at this point we know that equation will be y=mx%2B4
now, use x-intercept, point (-2,0) to find m
0=m%28-2%29%2B4
0=-2m%2B4
2m=4
m=4%2F2
highlight%28m=2%29
finally, your equation is: y=2x%2B4
+graph%28+600%2C+600%2C+-10%2C+10%2C+-10%2C+10%2C+2x%2B4%29+