SOLUTION: y=3x-2
How do you get to the slope? is this right?
-2/.6
if this is wrong, how do i get the right answer?
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How do you get to the slope? is this right?
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Question 510119: y=3x-2
How do you get to the slope? is this right?
-2/.6
if this is wrong, how do i get the right answer? Answer by oberobic(2304) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! y = mx + b is in slope-intercept form
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m = slope
m = change in y / change in x
m = coefficient of 'x' in y = mx+b
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b = y-intercept, which is the point (0, b)
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so...
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y = 3x -2
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slope = 3
A positive slope means the line slants up from the lower left to the upper right.
With m=3, there is a change of 3 in 'y' for a change of 1 in 'x'.
So the line is "rising" 3 times as fast as it is "running."
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y-intercept = (0,-2)
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To find the x-intercept, simply set y=0 and solve for 'x'.
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0 = 3x -2
add 2 to both sides
2 = 3x
so
3x = 2
divide both sides by 3
x = 2/3
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x-intercept = (2/3, 0)
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