SOLUTION: identify the slope and intercepts of 2x-6y=18

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Question 219079: identify the slope and intercepts of 2x-6y=18
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2x-6y=18 Start with the given equation.


-6y=18-2x Subtract 2x from both sides.


-6y=-2x%2B18 Rearrange the terms.


y=%28-2x%2B18%29%2F%28-6%29 Divide both sides by -6 to isolate y.


y=%28%28-2%29%2F%28-6%29%29x%2B%2818%29%2F%28-6%29 Break up the fraction.


y=%281%2F3%29x-3 Reduce.


So the equation y=%281%2F3%29x-3 is now in slope intercept form y=mx%2Bb where the slope is m=1%2F3 and the y-intercept is b=-3 note: the y-intercept is the point