How do you write the equation of the line that passes through point (0, 7) with a slope of –5?

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smendyka
Mar 5, 2018

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Explanation:

The point #(0, 7)# is the same as the #y#-intercept of #7#

We can use the slope-intercept formula to write the equation of the line. The slope-intercept form of a linear equation is: #y = color(red)(m)x + color(blue)(b)#

Where #color(red)(m)# is the slope and #color(blue)(b)# is the y-intercept value.

Substituting the values from the problem gives:

#y = color(red)(-5)x + color(blue)(7)#

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