document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=202410>Question 202410</A>This question is from textbook <A HREF=http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0395977274/algebrahomeworkh>Geometry</A><BR>\n" );
document.write( ": <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> what is the slope of the line y=3/4x-1?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "What is y-intercept of the line 2x+3y=6? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #152639 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Earlsdon><B>Earlsdon(6294)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Earlsdon><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=152639\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> You can answer these questions yourself by recalling that the \"slope-intercept\" form of a linear equation is:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y+=+mx%2Bb ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y+=+mx%2Bb\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Where: m = slope and b = y-intercept.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Compare your equations with the standard form: For the first equation:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y+=+%283%2F4%29x-1 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y+=+%283%2F4%29x-1\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "For the second equation, you will have to rearrange it to be in the slope-intercept form:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=3x%2B3y+=+6 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"3x%2B3y+=+6\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Subtract 3x from both sides of the equation.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=3y+=+-3x%2B6 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"3y+=+-3x%2B6\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Now divide both sides by 3.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y+=+%28-1%29x%2B2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y+=+%28-1%29x%2B2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Compare with:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y+=+mx%2Bb ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y+=+mx%2Bb\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "If you still have difficulties with this, please re-post. </SPAN>\n" );
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