SOLUTION: slope 2/3 and x intercept -3 How would you find y=ax+b?

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Question 58257: slope 2/3 and x intercept -3
How would you find y=ax+b?

Answer by funmath(2933)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Are you sure you meant -3 to be the x-intercept? If so...
slope 2/3 and x intercept -3
How would you find y=ax+b?
a=slope=2/3 (x,0)=x-intercept=(-3,0).
First find b by plugging your values in:





: Plug a=2/3 and b=2 into your equation.

Happy Calculating!!!

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