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sente
Oct 17, 2016

y = -2x+5

Explanation:

The slope-intercept form of a line gives us the equation of a line with slope m and y-intercept b as

y = mx+b

(Notice that this makes sense, as an increase of 1 by x results in an increase of m by y, making the slope="rise"/"run" formula result in m/1, and setting x=0 gives y=b as the y-intercept)

Plugging in m=-2 and b=5, we get the equation as

y = -2x+5

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