document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=566125>Question 566125</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> May you help me solve this problem below...\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "What is the y-intercept of  -6x - 1/3y = 6\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "i got -2 but im not sure if thats correct. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "-6x - 1/3y = 6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "add 6x to both sides<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-1/3y=6x+6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Divide both sides by -1/3 (because we divide fractions by flipping and multiplying, this is the same as multiplying by -3)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y=-18x-18<BR>\n" );
document.write( "So your intercept is -18.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The other way to do this is take -6x - 1/3y = 6 and give it an x value of 0 (since that's when we'll intercept the y axis)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-1/3y=6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y=-18 </SPAN>\n" );
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