document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=491611>Question 491611</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> find the slope and y-intercept of theline y=-2/9x-6 </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #334697 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=oberobic><B>oberobic(2304)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=oberobic><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=334697\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> You solve this problem by looking at it.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y = -2/9x -6<BR>\n" );
document.write( ".<BR>\n" );
document.write( "That is in slope-intercept form:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y = mx + b<BR>\n" );
document.write( ".<BR>\n" );
document.write( "m = slope<BR>\n" );
document.write( "m = -2/9<BR>\n" );
document.write( ".<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The y-intercept is where x=0, which is shown by b<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b = -6<BR>\n" );
document.write( ".<BR>\n" );
document.write( "A graph is useful, too.<BR>\n" );
document.write( ".<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=graph%28500%2C500%2C-10%2C10%2C-10%2C10%2C-2%2F9%2Ax+-6%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"graph%28500%2C500%2C-10%2C10%2C-10%2C10%2C-2%2F9%2Ax+-6%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</TD></TR></TABLE>\n" );