SOLUTION: Sketch a line with the given slope m and y-intercept b. Write its slope- intercept form m= -1/5 , b=-2 graph the equation using slope and y-intercept

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Question 638536: Sketch a line with the given slope m and y-intercept b. Write its slope- intercept form
m= -1/5 , b=-2
graph the equation using slope and y-intercept

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Sketch a line with the given slope m and y-intercept b. Write its slope- intercept form
m= -1/5 , b=-2
.
Slope-intercept form of a line:
y = mx + b
plug in our values:
y = (-1/5)x + (-2)
y = (-1/5)x - 2
.
graph the equation using slope and y-intercept
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