document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=43453>Question 43453</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Find the slope and the y-intercept of the line.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "6x - 9y = -18 </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #28457 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Earlsdon><B>Earlsdon(6294)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Earlsdon><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/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=28457\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> This is best done by rewriting the equation in the \"slope-intercept\" form<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y+=+mx+%2B+b ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y+=+mx+%2B+b\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > where m is the slope and b is the y-intercept.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=6x-9y+=+-18 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"6x-9y+=+-18\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Subtract 6x from both sides.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-9y+=+-6x-18 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-9y+=+-6x-18\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Divide both sides by -9<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y+=+%282%2F3%29x+%2B+2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y+=+%282%2F3%29x+%2B+2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Now compare this with:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y+=+mx+%2B+b ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y+=+mx+%2B+b\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > and you can see that:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=m+=+2%2F3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"m+=+2%2F3\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > and<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=b+=+2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"b+=+2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > </SPAN>\n" );
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