what is the equation of x-intercept = 7 and y-intercept = -2? use the form y = mx +b

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y intrercept is b which is -2 (0,-2)

so lets put x intercept (7,0) to find m (slope) of the function

$\begin{array}{lcl} y &=&mx-2 \\ 0 &=&7m-2 \\ m&=&\frac72 \\ \end{array}$

So our equation is:

$y=\frac72x-2$

Solveit Mar 18, 2016

Solveit · Answer 1 · 2016-03-18T02:57:23

y intrercept is b which is -2 (0,-2)

so lets put x intercept (7,0) to find m (slope) of the function

$\begin{array}{lcl} y &=&mx-2 \\ 0 &=&7m-2 \\ m&=&\frac72 \\ \end{array}$

So our equation is:

$y=\frac72x-2$