A line passes through the point $(-8, 8)$ and has a slope of $-\frac{5}{2}$. Write an equation in slope-intercept form for this line.
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- We need to write the equation in slope-intercept form. The slope-intercept form of a linear equation is y = mx + b, where m represents the slope of the line and b represents the y-intercept. Show more…
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