document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=80064>Question 80064</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> without graphing find the slope and the vertical intercept of the line modeled by each equation<BR>\n" );
document.write( " y = 1/3 - 2/3 x<BR>\n" );
document.write( " y = 7x<BR>\n" );
document.write( " y = - 1/8x + 7/8 </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( " y = 1/3 - 2/3 x<BR>\n" );
document.write( " y = 7x<BR>\n" );
document.write( " y = - 1/8x + 7/8\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "1- The equation of a line is y = mx+b, where m=slope (also the coefficient of x) and b=y-intercept.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2- In the first equation, notice that the slope would be -2/3 since it is the coefficient of x. The y-intercept would be 1/3.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3- In the second equation, the slope is 7 and the y-intercept is 0.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4- In the third equation, the slope is -1/8 and the y-intercept is 7/8. </SPAN>\n" );
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