How do you write $x - y = - 2$ $x - y = -2$ into slope intercept form?

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Answer 1 · 2015-08-09T23:59:10

$y = x + 2$ $y=x+2$

slope intercept form is $y = m x + b$ $y=mx+b$
that means you should try to get $y$ $y$ alone to one side

from $x - y = - 2$ $x-y=-2$

you should add $y$ $y$ to both sides
and get $x = y - 2$ $x=y-2$

then add 2 to both sides
to get you answer of $y = x + 2$ $y=x+2$

How do you write x−y=−2 x - y = -2 into slope intercept form?