document.write( "Question 205326: Without graphing, identify the slope and the y-intercept for the line associated with the equation.
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Without graphing, identify the slope and the y-intercept for the line associated with the equation.
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document.write( "slope-intercept form, which is \r\n" );
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document.write( "Add  to both sides\r\n" );
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document.write( "Divide every term by \r\n" );
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document.write( "Simplify:\r\n" );
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document.write( "Compare that to\r\n" );
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document.write( "and equate like parts:\r\n" );
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document.write( ", that's the slope\r\n" );
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document.write( "which means that the y-intercept is the point (0,3)\r\n" );
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