document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=132862>Question 132862</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Could someone show me how to find the slope and the y-intercept??<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #97086 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=vleith><B>vleith(2983)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=vleith><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=97086\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Are you familiar with y = mx + b  (slope/intercept form of a line)? If so, you are one step from the answer. The only 'step' you have to take is to realize f(x) is nothing more than another way to say 'y'. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "so:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "slope = -7<BR>\n" );
document.write( "intercept = -9   (0,-9) </SPAN>\n" );
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