SOLUTION: find the slope and y-intercept for y+1/2x=0

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Question 416431: find the slope and y-intercept for y+1/2x=0
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) About Me  (Show Source):
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Subtract %281%2F2%29x from both sides to get y=-%281%2F2%29x. Now the equation is in y=mx%2Bb form where the slope is m=-1%2F2 and the y-intercept is (0,0) (since b = 0)


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