How do you find the slope and y-intercept for the line #y = -7/4 x +2#?
3 Answers
Slope:
y-intercept:
Explanation:
Any linear equation in the form
is in a form called the "slope-intercept form"
with a slope of
and a y-intercept of
with
and a y-intercept
You do it like this:
Explanation:
A straight line is of the form:
So for the line:
The slope
Slope=
y-intercept=
Explanation:
The coefficient of
The y-intercept is the constant in the equation (that is, it is the number that is not being multiplied by any variable, such as
The equation of a line can generally be written as