Question

How do you find the slope given `y= -8x + 2`?

Answer 1

`y=-8x+2` has a slope of `8`

Explanation:

Any linear equation in the form:
`color(white)("XXXX")` `y=mx+b`
is in "slope-intercept form" with
`color(white)("XXXX")`slope: `m`, and
`color(white)("XXXX")` `y`-intercept: `b`

`y=8x+2` is in this form