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Question 92837:  How do you Find the slope and y-intercept of each equation? Then graph.
 
1.) y=x+2         9.) y=-x-2                    17.) y=4/5x+2 
2.) y+3=-1/3x    10.) y-6=-2x                   18.) y-3/4x=-5 
3.) y=2x-1       11.) y=-5x-2                   19.) y=-6 
4.) y-3/5x=-1    12.) y+x=0                     20.) y-3=-2/3x 
5.) y=1/2x-4     13.) y+4=2x                    21.) y=-7/4x+6 
6.) y-2x=-3      14.) y=-5x+5                   22.) y+3x=6 
7.)y=2/5x+3      15.) y=-4+x                    23.) y+1/5x=-2 
8.) y+1/3x=-2    16.) y=-4x                     24.) y= 3/7x
 
Please answer these for me. I don't know how to do any of them. 
 
 Answer by checkley75(3666)      (Show Source): 
You can  put this solution on YOUR website! USING THE LINE FORMULA [Y=mX+b] WHERE m=SLOPE & b=Y INTERCEPT  
1) y=x+2 THIS EQUATION HAS A SLOPE (m)=1 & A Y INTERCEPT (b)=2. 
TO PLOT THIS LINE SOLVE THE LINE EQUATION BY SETTING Y=0 & SOLVE FOR X THEN SET Y=0 & SOLVE FOR Y. THUS 
0=X+2 OR X=-2 (-2,0) 
Y=0+2 OR Y=2 (0,2) 
NOW PLOT THESE 2 POINTS & DRAW A STRAIGHT LINE THROUGH THEM. 
  (graph 300x200 pixels, x from -6 to 5, y from -10 to 10, y = x +2).  
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I'LL DO ONE MORE FOR YOU THEN YOU'RE ON YOUR OWN. WE ARE HERE TO TEACH YOU HOW TO SOLVE ALGEBRA/GEOMETRY PROBLEMS. WE ARE NOT HERE TO DO YOUR HOMEWORK. THAT'S YOUR TASK ONCE WE SHOW YOU HOW TO SOLVE THE SPECIFIC PROBLEM(S). 
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Y+3=-1/3X 
Y=-1/3X-3 HERE WE HAVE A SLOPE(m)=-1/3 & A Y INTERCEPT (b)=-3. 
0=-x/3-3 or -x/3=3 or-x=9 or x=-9 (-9,0) 
y=-0/3-3 or y=-3 (0,-3) 
  (graph 300x200 pixels, x from -10 to 5, y from -10 to 10, y = -x/3 -3).  
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IN THE FUTURE I SUGGEST YOU SUBMIT ONE OR TWO PROBLEMS. YOU'LL PROBABLY GET A QUICKER RESPONSE. 
 
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