What is the slope and intercept of # y = -7x - 2#?
1 Answer
Feb 12, 2017
Explanation:
The equation of a line in
#color(blue)"slope-intercept form"# is.
#color(red)(bar(ul(|color(white)(2/2)color(black)(y=mx+b)color(white)(2/2)|)))#
where m represents the slope and b, the y-intercept.
#y=-7x-2" is in this form"#
#rArr"slope "=m=-7" and y-intercept "=b=-2#