SOLUTION: find the slope and y-intercept of theline y=-2/9x-6

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Question 491611: find the slope and y-intercept of theline y=-2/9x-6
Answer by oberobic(2304) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
You solve this problem by looking at it.
y = -2/9x -6
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That is in slope-intercept form:
y = mx + b
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m = slope
m = -2/9
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The y-intercept is where x=0, which is shown by b
b = -6
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A graph is useful, too.
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