document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=478303>Question 478303</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> How do I compute this???\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Find the slope and the y-intercept of the line.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x &#8722; 6y + 30 = 0\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "slope =<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y-intercept =  </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "x &#8722; 6y + 30 = 0 <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Solve for y<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y = (1/6)x + 5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "That's the slope-intercept form, y = mx + b<BR>\n" );
document.write( "m = slope = 1/6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b = intercept = 5<BR>\n" );
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