SOLUTION: Find the x- and y-intercepts and the slope y=1/3x-1 Can you explain step by step please

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Question 179182: Find the x- and y-intercepts and the slope
y=1/3x-1 Can you explain step by step please

Answer by Mathtut(3670) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
this is already in the best format y=mx+b where m is the slope and b is the y intercept.
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y=1/3x-1
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so the slope is the number in front of x...and is 1/3
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y intercept is -1 and is written as (0,-1)
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x intercept is found by setting y to zero and solving for x
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0=(1/3)x-1
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(1/3)x=1
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x=3.......so x intercept is 3 and is written as (3,0)