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

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Answer 1 · 2016-01-26T18:25:27

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

Here,

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

$\Rightarrow m = - 2 and c = 3$ $implies m=-2 and c=3$

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

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