SOLUTION: Graph the equation and identify the y-intercept. HELP Please.

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Question 144330: Graph the equation and identify the y-intercept. HELP Please.



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5x + 6y = -6
Solved by pluggable solver: DESCRIBE a linear EQUATION: slope, intercepts, etc
Equation 5+x+%2B+6+y+=+-6 describes a sloping line. For any
equation ax+by+c = 0, slope is -a%2Fb+=+-5%2F6.
  • X intercept is found by setting y to 0: ax+by=c becomes ax=c. that means that x = c/a. -6/5 = -1.2.
  • Y intercept is found by setting x to 0: the equation becomes by=c, and therefore y = c/b. Y intercept is -6/6 = -1.
  • Slope is -5/6 = -0.833333333333333.
  • Equation in slope-intercept form: y=-0.833333333333333*x+-1.