document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=449600>Question 449600</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> What is the slope and y-intercept of the line y = - 2/3x - 12 and how do you know? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Slope = -2/3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y-int = -12<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "y = - 2/3x - 12 is in slope-intercept form, y = mx + b <BR>\n" );
document.write( "--> m = -2/3 and b = -12<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "@ x=0, y = -12 --> b = -12<BR>\n" );
document.write( "For each unit increase in x, y changes -2/3 --> m = -2/3<BR>\n" );
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