document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=24096>Question 24096</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> how do you find the slope and y-intercept of an equation? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #12794 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=rapaljer><B>rapaljer(4671)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=rapaljer><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=rapaljer><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=12794\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> If the equation is in slope-intercept form y=mx+b, then m, the coefficient of x, is the slope and b, the number term, is the y-intercept.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "If the equation is NOT in the form y = mx+b, then you should solve for y in terms of x and other numbers, and once this equation is in slope-intercept form, then the coefficient of x is the slope, and the number term is the y-intercept.  \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "You should see my THREE Lesson Plans in algebra.com for Graphing a Line.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "R^2 at SCC </SPAN>\n" );
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