Question

Find the slope and the y-intercept of the line.y= -1/2x + 3

Answer 1

The expression of a line with slope m and y-intercept b is:

$y=mx+b$

In this case, we have the expression

$y=-\frac{1}{2}x+3$

so the slope is m=-1/2 and the y-intercept is b=3.