Question

What is the slope and y-intercept of the line represented by the equation below? 13x+8y=12

Answer 1

see explanation

Explanation:

the equation of a line in slope- intercept form is

y = mx + c ( m is the slope and c the y-intercept )

rearrange 13x + 8y = 12 into this form

subtract 13x from both sides

8y = - 13x + 12 ( divide all terms by 8 )

y = -
`(13)/(8)` +
`(3)/(2)` ← in slope-intercept form

with slope m = -
`(13)/(8)` and y-intercept c =
`(3)/(2)`