SOLUTION: For the line with slope -2 and passing through point (1,-2) the equation of the line in slope-intercept form is?

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Question 29222: For the line with slope -2 and passing through point (1,-2) the equation of the line in slope-intercept form is?
Answer by Nate(3500) About Me  (Show Source):
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slope intercept form is y=mx+b (m=slope and b=y-intercept)
we know that a point is (1,-2) and the line has a slope of -2
doing the math in our head, we know that the y-intercept is at the origin so it is 0
should look like: y=-2x