SOLUTION: write an equation of the line with the given slope and y-intercept m=1/2;(0,-5)

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Question 330767: write an equation of the line with the given slope and y-intercept m=1/2;(0,-5)
Answer by neatmath(302) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!

We need to use slope-intercept form to solve this problem y=mx%2Bb

where m is the slope and b is the y-intercept.

We are given that m=1%2F2 and the y-intercept is -5

Then we just plug in those values and end up with:

y=%281%2F2%29x-5

I hope this helps!