document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=179182>Question 179182</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Find the x- and y-intercepts and the slope<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y=1/3x-1    Can you explain step by step please </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #134136 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Mathtut><B>Mathtut(3670)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Mathtut><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/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=134136\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> this is already in the best format y=mx+b where m is the slope and b is the y intercept.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "y=1/3x-1<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "so the slope is the number in front of x...and is 1/3<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "y intercept is -1 and is written as (0,-1)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x intercept is found by setting y to zero and solving for x<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "0=(1/3)x-1<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(1/3)x=1<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x=3.......so x intercept is 3 and is written as (3,0) </SPAN>\n" );
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