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document.write( ": <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Identify the slope, m, and the y-intercept, b, for each line.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x + y = 6 </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Identify the slope, m, and the y-intercept, b, for each line.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x + y = 6\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Answer:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The standard slope intercept form of an equation is given by,\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "y = mx + b, where m is the slope and b is the y-intercept.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So rewrite the given equation in the standard form.....\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x + y = 6\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "subtract x from both sides...\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "==> x + y - x = 6 - x\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "==> y = 6 - x\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "which can be written as,(by rearranging terms)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "y = -x + 6\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "or  y = -1x + 6\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Compare this equation with the standard equation....\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "them you have,\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "m = -1     and  b = 6\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "That is,   slope = -1 and   y-intercept = 6\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Hope you found the explanation useful.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Regards.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Praseena.\r<BR>\n" );
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