Question

How do you calculate the slope, x intercept, and y intercept of the following equation: `f(x)= -6x-3`?

Answer 1

slope `=-6`

y intercept `=-3`

x intercept `=-1/2`

Explanation:

the slope is the number before the x, so
slope `=-6`

the y intercept in the number added, so
y intercept `=-3`

the x intercept is where the line crosses the x axis, so it's where the y value is zero. therefore, we can say that the equation equals zero, and solve for x.
`0=-6x-3`
`3=-6x`
`-1/2=x`
x intercept `=-1/2`