document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1010924>Question 1010924</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> How do you find the slope and y intercept of equations like this! I'm trying to help my 8th grade daughter with algebra and I'm struggling is been way too long since i took algebra. Thanks in advance. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Y=(2-a)x+a </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #626441 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Theo><B>Theo(13342)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Theo><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=Theo><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=626441\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> the equation is y = (2-a) * x + a\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(2-a) is the slope and a is the y-intercept.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "that's because the equation is in the slope intercept form of y = mx + b, where m is the slope and b is the y-intercept.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "if you know the value of a, then you can solve the equation for a specific line.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "you will get a different equation depending on the value of a.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "for example:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "if a = 0, then y = (2-a)x + a becomes y = 2x\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "if a = 5, then y = (2-a)x + a becomes y = (2-5)x + 5 which becomes y = -3x + 5\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "if a = -5, then y = (2-a)x + a becomes y = 2-(-5))x - 5 which becomes y = 7x - 5\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "it all depends on the value of a which is not specified, so your equation of y = (2-a)x + a tells you that the slope is (2-a) and the y-intercept is a.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "if you know what the answer should be, then hopefully it's what i told you.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "if it isn't, then send me the answer and i'll try to figure out what they were really asking.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "this equation appears to be fairly simple on the surface.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "you just need to know the equation is in slope intercept form and then simply find the slope and the y-intercept.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the general form is y = mx + b<BR>\n" );
document.write( "m is the slope<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b is the y-intercept<BR>\n" );
document.write( "in the equation of y = (2-a)x + a:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(2-a) is the slope.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a is the y-intercept.\r<BR>\n" );
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