SOLUTION: Write the equation of the line with the given slope and y-intercept. slope: -2 y intercept: (0, -2)

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Question 121575: Write the equation of the line with the given slope and y-intercept.
slope: -2
y intercept: (0, -2)
Answer by MathLover1(20850) About Me  (Show Source):
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Solved by pluggable solver: Find the equation of the line(with graph)---slope a nd y-intercept:given

Using the slope-intercept form,
y=mx%2Bb
where m=slope, b=y-intercept,
and, substituting the values m=-2 and b=-2,
y=%28-2%29x%2B-2
And the general equation is,
%28-2%29x-y%2B-2=0
graph%28900%2C900%2C-20%2C20%2C-20%2C20%2C%28-2%29%2Ax%2B-2%29