SOLUTION: How do I find the slope and the y-intercept of this equation? y=3/5x-7 2-1

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Question 16411: How do I find the slope and the y-intercept of this equation?
y=3/5x-7
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Found 2 solutions by rapaljer, xxtweedybirdxx:
Answer by rapaljer(4671)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The y-intercept is the point where the graph crosses the y-axis. This is the point where x= 0. When the equation is given in this form, if you let x=0, then the y-intercept is just the constant term, which is -7.

When the equation is written in this form, it turns out that the slope is the coefficient of x, which in this cse is 3/5. The slope means the rise over the run, or vertical distance over the horizontal distance.

These two items make graphing the line very easy. Start by graphing the y intercept, by going down on the y-axis 7 units, and put a point.

Next, with your pencil on that y-intercept, move up a rise of 3, then move from that point right 5 units and put the second point. Connect the two points, and you have your graph. It should look like this:


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Answer by xxtweedybirdxx(2)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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