SOLUTION: Point-slope form of y=-(x+4) to identify a point the line passes through and the slope of the line.

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Question 689333: Point-slope form of y=-(x+4) to identify a point the line passes through and the slope of the line.
Answer by MathLover1(20849) About Me  (Show Source):
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Point-slope form of y=-%28x%2B4%29 is
y=-1%2Ax%2B4%28-1%29
y=-x-4
compare to point-slope form y=mx%2Bb, you have a slope m=-1 and y-intercept+b=-4 which is a point (0,-4)
we also can find x-intercept+ if we set y=0:
0=-x-4
0%2Bx=-x%2Bx-4
x=-4

+graph%28+600%2C+600%2C+-10%2C+10%2C+-10%2C+10%2C-x-4%29+