document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1112166>Question 1112166</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> If one point on a line is (6,-5) and the line's slope is -9, find the y-intercept. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "The given point is (6,-5) which means x = 6 and y = -5 pair up together.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The slope is -9, so m = -9\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Plug those three values (m = -9, x = 6, y = -5) into the slope intercept formula <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y+=+mx%2Bb ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y+=+mx%2Bb\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > then solve for b. Recall that b of y = mx+b is the y intercept\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y+=+mx%2Bb ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y+=+mx%2Bb\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y+=+-9x%2Bb ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y+=+-9x%2Bb\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Replace m with -9\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-5+=+-9%286%29%2Bb ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-5+=+-9%286%29%2Bb\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Plug in (x,y) = (6,-5). In other words, replace x with 6 and replace y with -5\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-5+=+-54%2Bb ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-5+=+-54%2Bb\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Multiply\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-5%2B54+=+-54%2Bb%2B54 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-5%2B54+=+-54%2Bb%2B54\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Add 54 to both sides\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=49+=+b ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"49+=+b\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Simplify\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=b+=+49 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"b+=+49\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Flip the equation\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Answer: The y intercept is 49 which is represented by the ordered pair (0,49)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "This is where the graph crosses the y axis.<BR>\n" );
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