document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=410040>Question 410040</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Find the slope and y-intercept of the line in the given equation<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Y=4/9x-20<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #288448 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=nerdybill><B>nerdybill(7384)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=nerdybill><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=nerdybill><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=288448\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> y=4/9x-20<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "is in \"slope-intercept\" form of a line:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y = mx + b<BR>\n" );
document.write( "where<BR>\n" );
document.write( "m is the slope<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b is the y-intercept at (0,b)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So, your equation:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y=4/9x-20<BR>\n" );
document.write( "can be grouped to make it look like the \"slope-intercept\" form:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y = (4/9)x + (-20)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "From inspection then, we have:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "slope is 4/9<BR>\n" );
document.write( "and the <BR>\n" );
document.write( "y-intercept is at (0, -20)\r<BR>\n" );
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