How do you find the slope and intercept of #4x + 7y = 51#?
1 Answer
Mar 28, 2016
Slope: (-4/7)
y-intercept: (51/7)
Explanation:
4x+7y=51
It is important to take the first equation, in standard form, and change it to slope-intercept form.
First subtract 4x from each side:
4x-4x+7y=-4x+51
7y=-4+51
Next, divide each side by 7 because you want to make the equation equal to y:
y=
Slope:
y-intercept: