How do you find the slope & y-intercept of the equation $y = -2x + 3$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2016-01-26T18:25:27

If $y=mx+c$ is an equation of line then $m$ and $c$ are said to be its slope and y-intercept respectively.

Here,

$y=-2x+3$
$implies y=(-2)x+3$ compare $y=mx+c$

$implies m=-2 and c=3$

Hence, slope $=-2$ and y-intercept $=3$

How do you find the slope & y-intercept of the equation y = -2x + 3y = -2x + 3?