document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=119885>Question 119885</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> find the slope and y-intercept of y= -2/3x+20 </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #87857 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=bucky><B>bucky(2189)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=bucky><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=87857\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The slope-intercept form of an equation is:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "y = mx + b<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "in which m, the multiplier of x, is the slope and b, a constant, is the y-intercept.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The equation you are given is y = (-2/3)x + 20 and you can see by inspection that this equation<BR>\n" );
document.write( "is in the slope-intercept form. By comparing this equation with the slope-intercept <BR>\n" );
document.write( "form, you can see that the multiplier of the x is -2/3 so the slope of the line of the given<BR>\n" );
document.write( "equation is -2/3. You can also see by this comparison that the constant term is +20, and<BR>\n" );
document.write( "so the y-intercept is +20.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So the answer to you problem is slope = -2/3 and y-intercept = +20 ... both of which you <BR>\n" );
document.write( "can immediately identify by inspection.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Hope this helps you to understand the problem.<BR>\n" );
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