SOLUTION: find the slope and yintercept of the line 6x+2y=-36

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Question 118898: find the slope and yintercept of the line 6x+2y=-36
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Solved by pluggable solver: Converting Linear Equations in Standard form to Slope-Intercept Form (and vice versa)


6%2Ax%2B2%2Ay=-36Start with the given equation



2%2Ay=-36-6%2Ax Subtract 6%2Ax from both sides

y=%281%2F2%29%28-36-6%2Ax%29 Multiply both sides by 1%2F2

y=%281%2F2%29%28-36%29-%281%2F2%29%286%29x%29 Distribute 1%2F2

y=-36%2F2-%286%2F2%29x Multiply

y=%28-6%2F2%29%2Ax-36%2F2 Rearrange the terms

y=-3%2Ax-18 Reduce any fractions

So the equation is now in slope-intercept form (y=mx%2Bb) where m=-3 (the slope) and b=-18 (the y-intercept)