How do you find the slope and intercept of #x+y=-2#?

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Answer 1 · 2016-01-10T12:47:34

Rearrange into form: #y=mx+c#
Read off #m# as slope, #c# as #y#-intercept

As your equation is linear, rearrange it into the form:

#y=mx+c#

#c# is the #y#-intercept

#m# is the gradient, or slope.

Read off the answers.

For yours:

#y=-x-2#

#m=-1#

#c=-2#