Question

the x intercept of a line is -5 and the y intercept of a line is -2. What is the equation of the line?

Answer 1

Please help me i will give a gold medal

Answer 2

Start with y = mx + b
We know our equation will fit this form, since all lines do.
Do you know what b is?

Answer 3

sorry no i don't know what b is. i'm really bad at these type of questions

Answer 4

y = mx + b is a really important equation, so it's important to understand it or you will be lost in a lot of math that will come to you in the future.

Answer 5

b is the y intercept...and m is the slope
in your example, we know b right away

Answer 6

so b is -2