Question

Find the slope and the y -intercept of the line.

Write your answers in simplest form.

9x - 3y = -2

Answer 1

The slope is: 3

The y-intercept is:
`(2)/(3)` or
`0.66`

Explanation:

The equation of the line in Slope-Intercept form is:

`y=mx+b`

Where "m" is the slope of the line and "b" is the y-intercept.

To write the given equation in this form, we need to solve for "y":

`9x - 3y = -2\\\\- 3y = -9x-2\\\\y=3x+(2)/(3)`

Therefore, you can identify that the slope of this line is:

`m=3`

And the y-intercept is:

`b=(2)/(3)=0.66`