document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1025037>Question 1025037</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Son needs help and this is way beyond my comprehension. Find the slope and the y intercept of the graph of the linear equation.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Y=3x-6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Y+5=-3/4x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Y=7/9x-31/3 </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #640331 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><B>josgarithmetic(39617)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><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/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=640331\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> (Capitalization matters.  Number symbolism is not the same as conventional written English.)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(Parentheses are often very useful to make expressions clear if written in pure text through computer & keyboard; or if using typewriter.)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Let me change what you listed.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y=3x-6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y+5=-(3/4)x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y=(7/9)x-31/3\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=system%28y=3x-6%2Cy%2B5=-%283%2F4%29x%2Cy=%287%2F9%29x-31%2F3%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"system%28y=3x-6%2Cy%2B5=-%283%2F4%29x%2Cy=%287%2F9%29x-31%2F3%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The first and the third are in slope intercept form, generally modeled as y=mx+b.  The second is not in slope-intercept form, but appears to be in point-slope form.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "An equation for a line written in slope-intercept form like y=mx+b will have slope m and y-intercept b.  One needs to pay attention to signs used.  If you have y=mx-b, then the y-intercept will be  <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-b ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-b\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "What about the second equation again?  Realize that as written, it indicates one of the points of the line.  Ignoring that, one can put the equation into slope-intercept form:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y%2B5-5=-%283%2F4%29x-5 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y%2B5-5=-%283%2F4%29x-5\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y%2B0=-%283%2F4%29x-5 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y%2B0=-%283%2F4%29x-5\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y=-%283%2F4%29x-5 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y=-%283%2F4%29x-5\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >----------the slope is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-3%2F4 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-3%2F4\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > and y-intercept is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-5 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-5\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >. </SPAN>\n" );
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