document.write( "Question 161944: Find the slope and y-intercept of -9x + 6y = 54\r
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document.write( "Here is what I did:\r
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document.write( "-9x + 6y = 54
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document.write( "+9x +9x
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document.write( "6y = 9x + 54\r
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document.write( "6y/6 (6y over 6) = 9x/6 (9x over 6) + 54/6 (54 over 6)\r
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document.write( "y = 9/6 (9 over 6) + 9\r
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document.write( "Simplified : y = 3/2x (3 over 2) + 9 \r
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document.write( "So the answer I came up with is 9 is the slope, and the y-intercept is 3/2 (3 over 2). \r
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document.write( "Correct?? \n" );
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Algebra.Com's Answer #119333 by Alan3354(69443)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! Find the slope and y-intercept of -9x + 6y = 54 \n" ); document.write( "Here is what I did: \n" ); document.write( "-9x + 6y = 54 \n" ); document.write( "+9x +9x \n" ); document.write( "-------------- \n" ); document.write( "6y = 9x + 54 \n" ); document.write( "6y/6 (6y over 6) = 9x/6 (9x over 6) + 54/6 (54 over 6) \n" ); document.write( "y = 9/6 (9 over 6) + 9 \n" ); document.write( "Simplified : y = 3/2x (3 over 2) + 9 \n" ); document.write( "So the answer I came up with is 9 is the slope, and the y-intercept is 3/2 (3 over 2). \n" ); document.write( "Correct?? \n" ); document.write( "------------- \n" ); document.write( "Simplified : y = 3/2x (3 over 2) + 9 \n" ); document.write( "You did the work right, but got the labels wrong. \n" ); document.write( "The slope is 3/2, the y-intercept is 9. \n" ); document.write( " |