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OpenStudy (anonymous):

If the slope of a straight line is 0 and the y-intercept is –2, what is the equation of the line?

OpenStudy (kidrah69):

y=mx+b m=slope b=y-intercept

OpenStudy (anonymous):

y=2x??

TheSmartOne (thesmartone):

\(\sf\Large y=\color{red}{m}x+\color{blue}{b}\) \(\sf\Large\color{red}{m}=slope\) \(\sf\Large\color{blue}{b}=y-intercept\)

OpenStudy (anonymous):

y = x-2 ?

TheSmartOne (thesmartone):

You were given \(\sf\Large\color{red}{m}=slope=0\) \(\sf\Large\color{blue}{b}=y-intercept=-2\)

TheSmartOne (thesmartone):

It's a simple plug in...

OpenStudy (skullpatrol):

Making a sketch may help :)

OpenStudy (anonymous):

it's not simple to me, actually.

OpenStudy (skullpatrol):

What do all horizontal lines have in common?

OpenStudy (skullpatrol):

They have the general form: y = c.

OpenStudy (skullpatrol):

Where c stands for a constant.

OpenStudy (skullpatrol):

In this case that constant is the y-intercept.

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