SOLUTION: Find the slope and y-interecept of the line represented by -9x +-7y=-2

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Question 475097: Find the slope and y-interecept of the line represented by -9x +-7y=-2
Answer by Tatiana_Stebko(1539) About Me  (Show Source):
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If the equation of the line is given in the form y=mx%2Bb, then m is the slope, b can be interpreted as the y-intercept of the line
-9x+-7y=-2
-7y=9x-2 divide by (-7)
y=%28-9%2F7%29x%2B2%2F7 the slope is m=-9%2F7
b=2%2F7, then y-intercept (0,2%2F7)