SOLUTION: If y-intercept=5, and x-intercept=-3. What is the slope? Thx in advance.

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Question 12022: If y-intercept=5, and x-intercept=-3. What is the slope?
Thx in advance.
Answer by rapaljer(4671) About Me  (Show Source):
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Remember the slope of a line +m+=+%28y%5B2%5D-y%5B1%5D%29%2F%28x%5B2%5D+-+x%5B1%5D%29+
So the points are:
y intercept = (0,5)
x intercept = (-3,0)

m+=+%280-5%29%2F%28-3-0%29
+m=%28-5%29%2F%28-3%29+=+5%2F3

Check out the graph these points on a graph. Starting on the x-intercept, you can measure the rise of 5 and the run of 3 to get up and over to the y-intercept.

+graph+%28300%2C+300%2C+-10%2C+10%2C+-10%2C+10%2C+%285%2F3%29x+%2B+5%29

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