SOLUTION: What is the slope of 3x=1-4y The x intercept The y intercept

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Question 497948: What is the slope of 3x=1-4y
The x intercept
The y intercept
Answer by jorel1380(3719) About Me  (Show Source):
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3x=1-4y
3x+4y=1
Solved by pluggable solver: DESCRIBE a linear EQUATION: slope, intercepts, etc
Equation 3+x+%2B+4+y+=+1 describes a sloping line. For any
equation ax+by+c = 0, slope is -a%2Fb+=+-3%2F4.
  • X intercept is found by setting y to 0: ax+by=c becomes ax=c. that means that x = c/a. 1/3 = 0.333333333333333.
  • Y intercept is found by setting x to 0: the equation becomes by=c, and therefore y = c/b. Y intercept is 1/4 = 0.25.
  • Slope is -3/4 = -0.75.
  • Equation in slope-intercept form: y=-0.75*x+0.25.