Wednesday, November 18, 2015

Given that 3x+3y-1=0 and x-4y+4=0 calculate y intercepts and the slopes of the lines .

We'll put the equation of the given lines in the standard
form:


y=mx + n, where the
coefficients represent:


- m - the
slope


- n - y
intercept


 3x+3y-1=0


We'll
isolate 3y to the left side:


3y =
-3x+1


We'll divide by 3 both
sides:


y=(-3x/3) + 1/3


The
standard form of the equation is:


y = -x +
 1/3


The slope of the first
line is m1 = -1 and the y intercept is n1 =
1/3.


We'll put the next given equation in
the standard form:


y=mx + n, where the
coefficients represent:


- m - the
slope


- n - y
intercept


x-4y+4=0


We'll
isolate -4y to the left side:


-4y =
-x-4


We'll divide by -4 both
sides:


y=(-x/-4) + (-4/-4)


The
standard form of the equation is:


y = (x/4) +
1


The slope of the second line
is m2 = 1/4 and the y intercept is n = 1.

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