What is the slope and y-intercept of this line #2x+y=7#?
1 Answer
Oct 3, 2016
slope = - 2
y-intercept = 7
Explanation:
The equation of a line in
#color(blue)"slope-intercept form"# is
#color(red)(bar(ul(|color(white)(a/a)color(black)(y=mx+b)color(white)(a/a)|)))#
where m represents the slope and b, the y-intercept.The advantage to having the equation in this form is that m and b may be extracted ' easily'.
#2x+y=7" can be expressed in this form"# subtract 2x from both sides.
#cancel(2x)cancel(-2x)+y=7-2x#
#rArry=-2x+7" is now in slope-intercept form"# Thus
#"slope" =-2" and y-intercept" =7#
graph{-2x+7 [-14.24, 14.24, -7.12, 7.12]}