What is the general form of the equation of the line shown? x + y - 2 = 0 x - y - 2 = 0 x + y + 2 = 0

Point/slope form is:-

y - y1 = m(x - x1) where m = slope and (x1, y1) is a point on the line

In the above diagram the slope is -1 and one point on the line is (0, -2) so we have:-

y - (-2) = -1(x - 0)

y + 2 = -x

x + y + 2 = 0 is the answer

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