Question

What is the slope and intercept for `y= -2x+4` and how would you graph it?

Answer 1

Slope: `(-2)`
y-intercept: `4`
Starting with the y-intercept at `(0,4)` for each unit of `x` (to the right) the line drops down `2` units vertically.

Explanation:

The general slope-intercept form is
`color(white)("XXX")y = color(red)(m)x+color(blue)(b)`
where `color(red)(m)` is the slope and `color(blue)(b)` is the y-intercept.

`y=color(red)(-2)x+color(blue)(4)` is in the slope-intercept form