SOLUTION: Write the equation for a line with a y-intercept equal to (0,-5) and a slope equal to2/3.

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Question 748861: Write the equation for a line with a y-intercept equal to (0,-5) and a slope equal to2/3.
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Solved by pluggable solver: Find the equation of the line(with graph)---slope a nd y-intercept:given

Using the slope-intercept form,
y=mx%2Bb
where m=slope, b=y-intercept,
and, substituting the values m=2/3 and b=-5,
y=%282%2F3%29x%2B-5
And the general equation is,
%282%2F3%29x-y%2B-5=0
graph%28900%2C900%2C-20%2C20%2C-20%2C20%2C%282%2F3%29%2Ax%2B-5%29