SOLUTION: Given the equation y=x+4 find the slope and the x-intercept

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Question 581904: Given the equation y=x+4 find the slope and the x-intercept
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) About Me  (Show Source):
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Slope is 1 since the equation is in the form y = mx+b where m = 1
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x-intercept: plug in y = 0 and solve for x

y = x+4

0 = x+4

-4 = x

x = -4

So the x-intercept is (-4,0)