SOLUTION: find the slope and y-intercept of the line specified by the equiation 2x+3y-9=0

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Question 179466: find the slope and y-intercept of the line specified by the equiation 2x+3y-9=0
Answer by jojo14344(1513) About Me  (Show Source):
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Given:2x%2B3y-9=0
Remember our Slope_intercept Form:y=mx%2Bb
It follows,
3y=9-2x--->cross%283%29y%2Fcross%283%29=%289-2x%29%2F3
y=%28cross%289%293%2Fcross%283%291%29-%282%2F3%29x
y=highlight%28-2%2F3%29x%2Bhighlight%283%29,
Then, Slope=m=-2%2F3;b=3=Yintercept
See graph:

Thank you,
Jojo