document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=313472>Question 313472</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The water line is given by the equation<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "What is the slope and y-intercept and how do you know? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #224123 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=OmniMaestra><B>OmniMaestra(21)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-07.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=OmniMaestra><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=OmniMaestra><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=224123\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The equation is in the form y = mx + b which is called slope intercept form.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "In this formula m=slope and b is the y-intercept. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So the slope is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-%282%2F3%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-%282%2F3%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > and the y-intercept is -12 </SPAN>\n" );
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