anwser for equation

Question

a line passes through point(0,5) and has a slope of -1/2. which is the equation of the line slope-intercept form?

Answer 1

y = mx + b. m=-1/2 as given in the problem. Since the line passes through (0,5),

5 = -.5(0) + b = b

So, y = -1/2 x +5