SOLUTION: Find the slope and the y-intercept. y = –9x – 3

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Question 114137: Find the slope and the y-intercept.
y = –9x – 3
Answer by jayanthihemkos@yahoo.com(87) About Me  (Show Source):
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y = –9x – 3 -------(1)
slope of a line is given by the equation

y = mx +c
here m = slope
compare the equation (1) with the standard form y = mx + c
we find slope (m) = -9
To find the y intercept put x = 0 in equation(1)
y = -9(0) - 3
y = -3
hence y intercept = -3