document.write( "Question 81944: find the slope and y intercept
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Given:
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\n" ); document.write( "To find the slope and the y-intercept, rearrange the equation into the slope-intercept form,
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\n" ); document.write( "y = mx + b
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\n" ); document.write( "In other words solve the given equation for y in terms of x. When you do, m (the multiplier
\n" ); document.write( "of the x term) is the slope, and b is the value on the y-axis where the graph crosses.
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\n" ); document.write( "Start with the given equation:
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\n" ); document.write( "Divide both sides by the multiplier of y (-2) so that you just have y on the left side.
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\n" ); document.write( "\"y+=+%28x+-+6%29%2F%28-2%29+=+x%2F%28-2%29+-+6%2F%28-2%29+=+%28-1%2F2%29x+%2B+3\"
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\n" ); document.write( "Note that the equation \"y+=+%28-1%2F2%29x+%2B+3\" is in the slope intercept form.
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\n" ); document.write( "From this you can see that the multiplier of the x term is \"-1%2F2\" and this is the slope.
\n" ); document.write( "The value of b is +3 so the graph crosses the y-axis at +3.
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\n" ); document.write( "Hope this helps you with understanding the problem and with one method of solving it.
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