slope -3 and y-intercept -2

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on Dec 07, 2024 at 9:49 pm



You asked:

Find an equation of the line with slope \(-3\) and y-intercept \((0, -2)\).

MathBot Answer:

Standard Form:

$$\begin{aligned}Ax + By + C = 0\end{aligned}$$$$\begin{aligned} \text{Slope} &= -\frac{A}{B} \\ -\frac{A}{B} &= \frac{-3}{1} \\ A =& 3, B = 1 \end{aligned}$$$$\begin{aligned}3 x + 1 y + C &= 0 \\ 3(0) + 1(-2) + C &= 0 \\ 0 + -2 + C &= 0 \\ 0 + C &= 2 \\ C &= 2 \end{aligned}$$An equation of the line in standard form is: $3 x + y + 2 = 0$.


Slope-Intercept Form:

$$\begin{aligned} y = mx+b\end{aligned}$$$$\begin{aligned}y &= -3x + b \\ -2 &= -3 \times 0 + b \\ -2 &= 0 + b \\ b &= -2 \end{aligned}$$The slope-intercept form of the line is: $y = - 3 x - 2$.