How do you find the slope given y = -2x + 7y=−2x+7?

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Daksh S.
May 29, 2016

-2

Explanation:

The general equation of line is y = mx+cy=mx+c where mm is the slope and cc is the y intercept i.e. the y - coordinate of the point where the line touches the y - axis.

Comparing y=-2x+7y=−2x+7 with y = mx+cy=mx+c, we have

mm (i.e. slope) is -2

cc (i.e. y-intercept) is 7

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