document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=647766>Question 647766</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Could you please help me find the slope and Y intercept of the line \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3x-4y=-24\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Let's get the equation (3x-4y=-24) into this form: y=mx+b (Note: the b in this equation tells us where the line crosses the y axis and m tells us the slope.)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3x-4y=-24 <BR>\n" );
document.write( "Subtract 3x and divide by -4 to get:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y=3/4x+6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "So now we know the slope is 3/4 and crosses the y axis at 6.<BR>\n" );
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