SOLUTION: Given one point on the graph (-3, -5) and the slope m = -2, develop an equation in the slope-intercept format.

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Question 90697: Given one point on the graph (-3, -5) and the slope m = -2, develop an equation in the slope-intercept format.
Answer by checkley75(3666) About Me  (Show Source):
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USING THE LINE FORMULA Y=mX+b WE SUBSTITUTE THE X & Y VALUES & THE SLOPE & SOLVE FOR THE Y INTERCEPT(b)
-5=-2*-3+b
-5=6+b
b=-5-6
b=-11 SO THE LINE EQUATION IS:
Y=-2X-11