Question

How do you find the slope and intercept of `f(x)= -10x - 8`?

Answer 1

Slope = -10, y-intercept = -8

Explanation:

It is a linear function in the standard form.

`y = mx + c`

so the coefficient of x is the slope, that is -10
and constant is the y intercept, that is -8

Another example:
`2y = 6x + 4`
This is not in the standard form because coefficient of y is not 1

So dividing the whole equation by 2, we get
`y = 3x + 2`

Now it is in the standard form, so coefficient of x is the slope(that is 3) and constant is the y-intercept(That is 2)