SOLUTION: My teacher was asking us to find the slope of the lines described. The question was "The line with X intercept 3 and y intercept -2." How do I find this?

Question 639567: My teacher was asking us to find the slope of the lines described. The question was "The line with X intercept 3 and y intercept -2." How do I find this?
Found 2 solutions by stanbon, MathTherapy:
Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
X/3 - y/2 = 1
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Y = (2/3)x - 2
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Slope = 2/3
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Cheers,
Stan H.
Answer by MathTherapy(10555) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

My teacher was asking us to find the slope of the lines described. The question was "The line with X intercept 3 and y intercept -2." How do I find this?

An x-intercept of 3 indicates a coordinate point of: (3, 0)

A y-intercept of - 2 indicates a coodinate point of: (0, - 2)

Slope, or m = , or , or

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