SOLUTION: Y=-x-4 please show work I don't understand how you solve for m when they dnt give you any m?

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Question 1040946: Y=-x-4 please show work I don't understand how you solve for m when they dnt give you any m?
Found 2 solutions by ikleyn, addingup:
Answer by ikleyn(52803) About Me  (Show Source):
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No way to solve it for m.

It is incorrect to request to solve it for m.


Answer by addingup(3677) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
You are supposed to find m (the slope). Use the slope-intercept form.
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The slope-intercept form is y = mx+b, where m is the slope and b is the y-intercept:
y = mx+b
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Now let's find the values of m and b using the form y = mx+b:
y = -x-4
m = -1
b = −4