Coordinated Geometry

a line passes through the point (0,5) and has the gradient -2. what is equation of the line.

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Originally Posted by Sohail

a line passes through the point (0,5) and has the gradient -2. what is equation of the line.

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Intercept is b=5 and slope m=-2
Thus,
y=-2x+5

This is from your previous question.
The y-intercept is when the line intercepts the y-axis
Alternatively it is when x=0.