Question

Find the slope and the y-intercept of the line. 6x + 3y = -3 Write your answers in simplest form​

Answer 1

Answer:

[m] slope = -2

[b] y-intercept = -1 ; (0, -1)

[y = mx + b] slope-intercept = -2x – 1

Step-by-step explanation:

Given the algebraic equation 6x + 3y = -3 currently in standard form:

Ax + By = C →

By = C – Ax →

By = -Ax + C →

y = -Ax / B + C / B →

y = (-A / B)x + (C / B) →

y = mx + b →

m = -A / B. b = C / B.

6x + 3y = -3

↓ ↓ ↓

A = 6. B = 3. C = -3.

[Substitute]

m = -A / B. b = C / B

m = -(6) / (3). b = (-3) / (3)

↓ ↓

m = -2. b = -1.

↓. ↓

Slope = -2. y-intercept = -1.

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Slope is ∆y/∆x [change in y over the change in x] = y2 – y1 / x2 – x1.

The y-intercept is the point where x is 0.

The easiest way to determine this is to substitute 0 in for x in an equation and solve for y.

This means that the y intercept in coordinate form is (0, b).