document.write( "Question 432520: determine the slope and y-intercept.
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document.write( "Using the standard slope-intercept form for an equation of a line y = mx + b
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document.write( "  where m is the slope and b the y-intercept. 
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document.write( " 2x-3y = -17   |expressing in terms of y
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document.write( "  (2/3)x + 17/3 = y
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document.write( "  y = (2/3)x + 17/3    |slope m = (2/3) and y-intercept is Pt(0,17/3) \n" );
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