Question

How do you find an equation in slope intercept form of a line having slope -2 and y-intercept 5?

Answer 1

`y=-3x+5`

Explanation:

The slope-intercept form for a linear equation is:

`y=mx+b`,

where:

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

Plug in the given slope and y-intercept.

`y=-3x+5`