SOLUTION: Find the y-intercept and x-intercept for the equation. -6x+y=22

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Question 473911: Find the y-intercept and x-intercept for the equation.
-6x+y=22
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Solved by pluggable solver: DESCRIBE a linear EQUATION: slope, intercepts, etc
Equation -6+x+%2B+1+y+=+22 describes a sloping line. For any
equation ax+by+c = 0, slope is -a%2Fb+=+--6%2F1.
  • X intercept is found by setting y to 0: ax+by=c becomes ax=c. that means that x = c/a. 22/-6 = -3.66666666666667.
  • Y intercept is found by setting x to 0: the equation becomes by=c, and therefore y = c/b. Y intercept is 22/1 = 22.
  • Slope is --6/1 = 6.
  • Equation in slope-intercept form: y=6*x+22.
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