How do you find the slope and intercept of #y = - x + 2#?
2 Answers
Slope is
Explanation:
The equation of the graph is given in the form
where
By simply comparing the two equations, we can see that
This means the graph has a slope of
Gradient (slope) = -1
y-intercept
x-intercept
Explanation:
Compare to
Given:
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Write as:
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The graph crosses the y-axis at x=0. Substituting this value:
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The graph crosses the x-axis at y=0. Substituting this value
Add
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