SOLUTION: Find the slope and the y-intercept for the line -3x+6y-9=0. Sketch the line in a graph.

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Question 893494: Find the slope and the y-intercept for the line -3x+6y-9=0. Sketch the line in a graph.
Answer by josgarithmetic(39620) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Slope is 1%2F2 which you can calculate if you know standard form well enough; the equation is almost
in standard form.

The y-intercept is harder to see.
-3x%2B6y-9=0
-x%2B2y-3=0
2y=x%2B3
highlight%28y=%281%2F2%29x%2B3%2F2%29----Slope-Intercept Form for the line.
The y-intercept is 3%2F2.

graph%28200%2C200%2C-6%2C6%2C-6%2C6%2Cx%2F2%2B3%2F2%29