document.write( "Question 125964: What is the x intercept and y intercept of the problem x-y=12? \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #92320 by jim_thompson5910(35256)\"\" \"About 
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"-y=12-x\" Subtract \"+x\" from both sides\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"-y=-x%2B12\" Rearrange the equation\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"y=%28-x%2B12%29%2F%28-1%29\" Divide both sides by \"-1\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"y=%28-1%2F-1%29x%2B%2812%29%2F%28-1%29\" Break up the fraction\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"y=x-12\" Reduce\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "So the equation is now in slope-intercept form (\"y=mx%2Bb\") where the slope is \"m=1\" and the y-intercept is \"b=-12\"
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