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Question 633119: I am having problems graphing the equation y=6x-5
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Solved by pluggable solver: DESCRIBE a linear EQUATION: slope, intercepts, etc
Equation -6+x+%2B+1+y+=+-5 describes a sloping line. For any
equation ax+by+c = 0, slope is -a%2Fb+=+--6%2F1.
  • X intercept is found by setting y to 0: ax+by=c becomes ax=c. that means that x = c/a. -5/-6 = 0.833333333333333.
  • Y intercept is found by setting x to 0: the equation becomes by=c, and therefore y = c/b. Y intercept is -5/1 = -5.
  • Slope is --6/1 = 6.
  • Equation in slope-intercept form: y=6*x+-5.