document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=507635>Question 507635</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> What is the y intercept and slope for y=-1/6x - 5 </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Notice how <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y=-%281%2F6%29x-5 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y=-%281%2F6%29x-5\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > is in slope-intercept form <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y=mx%2Bb ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y=mx%2Bb\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > where m is the slope and (0, b) is the y-intercept.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So this shows us that the slope is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=m=-1%2F6 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"m=-1%2F6\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > and the y-intercept is (0, -5) (since b = -5) \r<BR>\n" );
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