document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=510119>Question 510119</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> y=3x-2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "How do you get  to the slope? is this right? \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "-2/.6 \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "if this is wrong, how do i get the right answer? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #341706 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=341706\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> y = mx + b is in slope-intercept form<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "m = slope <BR>\n" );
document.write( "m = change in y / change in x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "m = coefficient of 'x' in y = mx+b <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "b = y-intercept, which is the point (0, b)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "so...<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "y = 3x -2<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "slope = 3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "A positive slope means the line slants up from the lower left to the upper right.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "With m=3, there is a change of 3 in 'y' for a change of 1 in 'x'.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "So the line is \"rising\" 3 times as fast as it is \"running.\"<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "y-intercept = (0,-2)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "To find the x-intercept, simply set y=0 and solve for 'x'.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "0 = 3x -2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "add 2 to both sides<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2 = 3x<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3x = 2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "divide both sides by 3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 2/3<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x-intercept = (2/3, 0)<BR>\n" );
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