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5x + 6y = -6
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Solved by pluggable solver: DESCRIBE a linear EQUATION: slope, intercepts, etc

Equation $\"5+x+%2B+6+y+=+-6\"$ describes a sloping line. For any
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X intercept is found by setting y to 0: ax+by=c becomes ax=c. that means that x = c/a. -6/5 = -1.2.
Y intercept is found by setting x to 0: the equation becomes by=c, and therefore y = c/b. Y intercept is -6/6 = -1.
Slope is -5/6 = -0.833333333333333.
Equation in slope-intercept form: y=-0.833333333333333*x+-1.

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