document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=421224>Question 421224</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> how would you find the  slope and the y-intercept of y = -6 ? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #294181 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Theo><B>Theo(13342)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Theo><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=Theo><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=294181\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> slope intercept form of the equation for a straight line is:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "y = mx + b where:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "m is the slope of the line.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b is the y intercept.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "your equation is:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "y = -6\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "this implies that the slope is equal to 0 because:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "y = 0*x - 6 becomes y = -6.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "what you have is a straight line that has a value of -6 regardless of what value x is.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "graph of the line y = -6 is shown below:\r<BR>\n" );
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