document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=426946>Question 426946</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> how do i state the slope and the y-intercept for the graph of each equation?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y=x+2       y=-1/6x-1/2 </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #296914 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=www.mathmartian.com><B>www.mathmartian.com(5)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/iconNewId_16x16.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=www.mathmartian.com><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=296914\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> In order to find the slope and y-intercept, you must remember the slope-intercept formula  y=mx+b<BR>\n" );
document.write( "m=slope and b=y-intercept<BR>\n" );
document.write( "For y=x+2, the m, or slope is 1 and the b, or y-intercept is 2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "For y=-1/6x-1/2, the m, or slope is -1/6 and the b, or y-intercept is -1/2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Good luck and don't forget this formula!  It is going to come up over and over again:) </SPAN>\n" );
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