How do you find the slope and y intercept for #x + y = 1#?

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Gió
Jun 3, 2015

I would write your equation in a way that allows me to "read" these information directly by isolating #y# on one side:
#y=-x+1# ( I moved #x# to the right changing sign)
so that you have the Slope-Intercept form:
#y=#slope#*x+#(y-intercept)
Now, the slope is the number in front of #x#, in this case #-1#.
The y-intercept is the number alone, in this case #1#

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