How do you find the slope and intercept of #y+3=-1/3x#?
1 Answer
Jan 27, 2016
slope
# = -1/3 # y-intercept is - 3
Explanation:
The equation y = mx + c , the equation of a straight line , where
m= gradient (slope ) and c is the y-intercept .
Rearrange
# y + 3 = -1/3 x# into this formso
# y = -1/3 x - 3 # and by comparison:
#m = -1/3 # and y-intercept = - 3
