SOLUTION: find the slope and y-intercept of the line in the given equation y = 4/9x - 20

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Question 447507: find the slope and y-intercept of the line in the given equation y = 4/9x - 20
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Solved by pluggable solver: DESCRIBE a linear EQUATION: slope, intercepts, etc
Equation -0.4444+x+%2B+1+y+=+-20 describes a sloping line. For any
equation ax+by+c = 0, slope is -a%2Fb+=+--0.4444%2F1.
  • X intercept is found by setting y to 0: ax+by=c becomes ax=c. that means that x = c/a. -20/-0.4444 = 45.004500450045.
  • Y intercept is found by setting x to 0: the equation becomes by=c, and therefore y = c/b. Y intercept is -20/1 = -20.
  • Slope is --0.4444/1 = 0.4444.
  • Equation in slope-intercept form: y=0.4444*x+-20.