SOLUTION: a.Identify the slope and the vertical intercept of the graph. y= 1/3x-4

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Question 219004: a.Identify the slope and the vertical intercept of the graph.
y= 1/3x-4
Answer by jim_thompson5910(21685) About Me  (Show Source):
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Note: the vertical intercept is the same as the y-intercept.

Notice how y=%281%2F3%29x-4 is in slope-intercept form y=mx%2Bb where m is the slope and b is the y-intercept.

So this shows us that the slope is m=1%2F3 and the y-intercept is b=-4