SOLUTION: i understand slope intersect form but not standard form i know to find the slope you do negative "A" over "B" but how do you find the x and y intercept example: 3x*4y=6 the slop

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Question 352098: i understand slope intersect form but not standard form i know to find the slope you do negative "A" over "B" but how do you find the x and y intercept example: 3x*4y=6 the slope would be -3 over 4 would the y intercept be 2?????? please help me



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i understand slope intersect form but not standard form i know to find the slope you do negative "A" over "B" but how do you find the x and y intercept example: 3x+4y=6 the slope would be -3 over 4 would the y intercept be 2??????
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If you start with Ax+By = C
y = (-A/B)x + (C/B)
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Notice that the slope = -A/B
and the y-intercept is C/B
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Your Problem
slope = -A/B = -3/4
y-int = C/B = 6/4 = 3/2
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Cheers,
Stan H.