SOLUTION: change each equation to slope intercept form and state the slope and y intercept: 3x+y-2=0

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Question 147320: change each equation to slope intercept form and state the slope and y intercept: 3x+y-2=0
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) About Me  (Show Source):
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y-2=0-3x Subtract 3x from both sides.


y=0-3x%2B2 Add 2 to both sides.


y=-3x%2B2 Combine like terms on the right side.


So the equation is now in slope intercept form y=mx%2Bb where the slope is m=-3 and the y-intercept is b=2, which is the point (0,2).