Find the slope and the y-intercept of the given line
-$y=-\frac{1}{2} x-2$

A) $-\frac{1}{2} ;(0,2)$

B) $\frac{1}{2} ;(0,2)$

C) $\frac{1}{2} ;(0,-2)$

D) $-\frac{1}{2} ;(0,-2)$

Question

Find the slope and the y-intercept of the given line
-$y=-\frac{1}{2} x-2$

A) $-\frac{1}{2} ;(0,2)$

B) $\frac{1}{2} ;(0,2)$

C) $\frac{1}{2} ;(0,-2)$

D) $-\frac{1}{2} ;(0,-2)$

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

The equation is in slope-intercept form $y=mx+b$, where $m$ is the slope and $b$ is the y-intercept. Here, $m=-\frac{1}{2}$ and $b=-2$, so the slope is $-\frac{1}{2}$ and the y-intercept is $(0,-2)$.

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