document.write( "Question 195125: What is the y-intercept of the line through (1,9) and (-6,0)? Is the answer 9? Please show your work, thank you. \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #146353 by jojo14344(1513)\"\" \"About 
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\n" ); document.write( "First, we get the slope, m\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Via Point -Slope Form,\"m=%28y%5B2%5D-y%5B1%5D%29%2F%28x%5B2%5D-x%5B1%5D%29\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\"m=%280-9%29%2F%28-6-1%29=-9%2F-7\"
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Thru point (1,9) via Slope-Intercept Form,\"system%28y=mx%2Bb%29\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"9=%289%2F7%29%281%29%2Bb\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"b=9-9%2F7=%2863-9%29%2F7=54%2F7\", \r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Y-intercept, (0,54/7) or (0,7.7), Answer\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "It follows Line Eqn, \"y=%289%2F7%29x%2B54%2F7\"\r
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