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Question 247399: I am having a hard time this.


Find the slope and the Y intercept of the line. Write the fractional answer in the lowest possible terms.
y= -5/7x -7/3
The slope is ? Type an integer or fraction
The y intercept is (0,?) Type an integer or fractions.

Found 2 solutions by stanbon, oberobic:
Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Find the slope and the Y intercept of the line. Write the fractional answer in the lowest possible terms.
y= -5/7x -7/3
The slope is ? Type an integer or fraction
Slope = (-5/7)
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The y intercept is (0,?) Type an integer or fractions.
y-intercept is (0, -7/3)
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Cheers,
Stan H.

Answer by oberobic(2304) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The equation is in slope-intercept form.
y=mx%2Bb
y+=+-%285%2F7%29x+-+%287%2F3%29
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When x = 0, y = -7/3, which defines the point (0, -7/3)
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When y = 0, we can solve the equation.
0+=+-%285%2F7%29x+-+%287%2F3%29
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Add -(5/7)x to both sides
%285%2F7%29x+=+-%287%2F3%29
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Multiply both sides by 7
5x+=+-49%2F3
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Divide both sides by 5
x+=+-49%2F15
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You can simplify the fractions.
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The graph is:
%0D%0Agraph%28500%2C500%2C-10%2C10%2C-10%2C10%2C-5%2F7%2Ax+-+7%2F3%29%0D%0A