document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=359499>Question 359499</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Find the slope and y intercept.  Write fraction in lowest terms.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "y = -1/6x - 2/3\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "is the slope -1/6\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "y intercept would i take the 1/6 and multiply by 6/1 to get x +12/3 (simplified x + 4, so the y interecept would be (0,4) Is that correct?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Thank you. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #256496 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=neatmath><B>neatmath(302)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-10.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=neatmath><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=neatmath><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=256496\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The equation is already in slope-intercept form <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y=mx%2Bb ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y=mx%2Bb\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > <br>\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So you just need to find the m which is the slope, and the b which is the y-intercept.<br>\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The m is just the coefficient of the x variable, in this case -1/6<br>\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The b is just the other part of the right side of the equation, in this case -2/3<br>\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "m=-1/6<br>\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "y-intercept=-2/3<br>\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The y-intercept can also be written as (0,-2/3)<br>\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I hope this helps!<br> </SPAN>\n" );
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