document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=441>Question 441</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> find the slope and y-intercept of each line. graph the line.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-x+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 #171 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=AnlytcPhil><B>AnlytcPhil(1806)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-12.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=AnlytcPhil><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=AnlytcPhil><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=171\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> >>find the slope and y-intercept of each line. graph the line.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "-x+3y=6<<<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "To find the slope of a line, solve it for y, which puts it in the form<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "y = mx + b<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "and then the coefficient of x, is the slope m,a nd the number b tells us<BR>\n" );
document.write( "that the y-intercept is (0, b)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( " -x + 3y = 6<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Add x to both sides<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "      3y = x + 6<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Multiply every term by 1/3<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "     1/3·3y = 1/3·x + 1/3·6<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "          y = 1/3·x + 2<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "This is in the slope-intercept form<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "          y = mx + b<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The coefficient of x is 1/3, so the slope, m, is 1/3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The term b = 2 tells us that the y-intercept is (0,b) or (0,2)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Graph:<BR>\n" );
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