SOLUTION: find the slope and y-intercept for y=3-x I'm not sure if it's m=-1, b=3 or m=1, b=3

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Question 465093: find the slope and y-intercept for y=3-x
I'm not sure if it's m=-1, b=3 or m=1, b=3
Answer by jorel1380(3719) About Me  (Show Source):
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Solved by pluggable solver: DESCRIBE a linear EQUATION: slope, intercepts, etc
Equation 1+x+%2B+1+y+=+3 describes a sloping line. For any
equation ax+by+c = 0, slope is -a%2Fb+=+-1%2F1.
  • X intercept is found by setting y to 0: ax+by=c becomes ax=c. that means that x = c/a. 3/1 = 3.
  • Y intercept is found by setting x to 0: the equation becomes by=c, and therefore y = c/b. Y intercept is 3/1 = 3.
  • Slope is -1/1 = -1.
  • Equation in slope-intercept form: y=-1*x+3.
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