document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=781092>Question 781092</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> How do I find the slope and y intercept of the equation x-3y+6=0? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #475787 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=wilft1><B>wilft1(217)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-09.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=wilft1><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=wilft1><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=475787\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> easiest way to find the intercept for either x or y is to simply make it a zero in the equation, example\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x-3(0)+6=0  then just solve for x, which in this case will be x = 6\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "so you have your first intercept, (6,0)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "lets find the x intercept, remember, replacing x with zero\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "0-3y+6=0    in this case, y = 2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "we now have our y intercept   (0,2)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "now, to find our slope, remember slope intercept form  y-mx+b  where m represents the slope\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "m = y2-y1<BR>\n" );
document.write( ",,,,,,-----<BR>\n" );
document.write( ",,,,,,x2-x1\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "cant really use our intercepts for this because you would be subtracting 0 from 0, i just tried, so i'll use 2 other points that i plotted out(6,4)and(9,5)<BR>\n" );
document.write( ",,,5 - 4,,,,,, 1 <BR>\n" );
document.write( "m=------    = --<BR>\n" );
document.write( ",,,9 - 6,,,,,, 3\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "theres your slope, 1/3\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "for every 3 you go right, you go up 1 </SPAN>\n" );
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