document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=307947>Question 307947</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> find the slope and y-intercept\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "17y+4x+3=7+4x </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #220216 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=TX911><B>TX911(36)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-07.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=TX911><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=TX911><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=220216\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Simplify and then write in slope intercept form.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "17y+4x+3=7+4x\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "subtracting 4 from both sides: 17y+3=7 subtracting 3 from both sides: 17y=4\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "dividing both sides by 17: y=4/17\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Therefore, the slope is 0 and the y-intercept =4/17\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "This has no slope and is a straight, horizontal line that intercepts the y axis at 4/17ths\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The reason the slope is 0 is because this particular line does not intercept the X axis at any point as it is simply a horizontal line </SPAN>\n" );
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