In the given equation, a and b are negative. The values of a and b are given. If you insert the values into the given formula, the values become negative because of "-" in front of the a and b values.

-a + (-b) = -6.05 + (-3.611)

Because the second value is negative, the plus sign references to adding BOTH negative values together so it is just the same as saying:

-6.05 - 3.611

This gives you -9.661

Hope this helps!

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3 years ago

I am soooo confuseddd what the heckkk Ok so Im doing something called 'Graphing Systems of Linear Equations' , well you might sa

horsena [70]

Okay, so the equation for the y-intercept is y=mx+b, this will be your base for graphing anything.

For y = x + 3 it's basically y = 1x + 3. Use b as the y-intercept, or 3, and plot it as (x,y), (0,3). Then use m as the slope, or 1. 1 means positive one so the point goes (0,3), (1, 4), (2, 5).

For y = -3x - 1 it's the same thing but different numbers. Use b, the y-intercept, and plot it. -1 is b, so plot (0,-1). Then use the slope to go up or down the direction you need to go, or m. m is -3, so for every +1 in x, the y will decrease by 3. (0,-1), (0,-4), (0,-7).

I hope this helped in some way or increased your understanding!

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2 years ago