# Find the slope and y intercept of the line in the given equation y=-7/10x-2

Wierzycaz 2020-11-08 Answered
Find the slope and y intercept of the line in the given equation $y=-\frac{7}{10}x-2$
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Benedict
Answered 2020-11-09 Author has 108 answers
Suppose you are given a line of the form y = mx + c, then m is the slope and c is the y-intercept.
$y=\left(-\frac{7}{10}\right)x-2$
$y=\left(-\frac{7}{10}\right)x+\left(-2\right)$
Hence, the slope in this case is $-\frac{7}{10}$, and the y-intercept is -2.
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