SOLUTION: find the slope and y intercept of the line 6x-3y=36

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Question 114787: find the slope and y intercept of the line
6x-3y=36
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Convert from standard form (Ax+By = C) to slope-intercept form (y = mx+b)


6x-3y=36 Start with the given equation


6x-3y-6x=36-6x Subtract 6x from both sides


-3y=-6x%2B36 Simplify


%28-3y%29%2F%28-3%29=%28-6x%2B36%29%2F%28-3%29 Divide both sides by -3 to isolate y


y+=+%28-6x%29%2F%28-3%29%2B%2836%29%2F%28-3%29 Break up the fraction on the right hand side


y+=+2x-12 Reduce and simplify


The original equation 6x-3y=36 (standard form) is equivalent to y+=+2x-12 (slope-intercept form)


The equation y+=+2x-12 is in the form y=mx%2Bb where m=2 is the slope and b=-12 is the y intercept.