document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=261740>Question 261740</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> what is thexand y intercept of y=1/2x-3? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #192845 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Theo><B>Theo(13342)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Theo><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=Theo><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=192845\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> equation is y = (1/2)*x - 3\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "this is in slope intercept form of y = m*x + b where m is the slope and b is the y-intercept.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "m = (1/2) = the slope.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b = -3 = the y-intercept.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the y-intercept is the value of y when x = 0.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "make x = 0 and the equation of y = (1/2)*x - 3 becomes y = -3.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the x-intercept is the value of x when y = 0.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "make y = 0 and your equation becomes 0 = (1/2)*x - 3\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "add 3 to both sides of this equation to get 3 = (1/2)*x\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "divide both sides of this equation by (1/2) to get 6 = x\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "your x-intercept is 6.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "a graph of your equation looks like this:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "you can see that when x = 0, y = -3, and when y = 0, x = 6.\r<BR>\n" );
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