SOLUTION: Find the slope and the y-intercept. y = –9x + 8

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Question 61123: Find the slope and the y-intercept. y = –9x + 8
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y=mx+b [slope-intercept form of a line]
y=any y value of the line
m=the slope of the line
x=any corresponding x value of the line
b=the y-intercept (the point where the line crosses the y-axis at point (0,b)]
So, given:
y = –9x + 8
Slope = m =-9
y-intercept = (0,8)