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Find the slope and y-Intercept of the line in the graph. Express the answers as simplified fractions, If necessary. COM ty 6 4 3 3 W 5 07 The slope is m = The y-intercept is b =

Find the slope and y-Intercept of the line in the graph. Express the answers as simplified-example-1
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In order to find the slope and y-intercept of the line, first we can identify the point where the line intersects the y-axis, and that will be the y-intercept.

Looking at the graph, the line intersects the y-axis in the value y = -4, so the y-intercept is -4.

Now, to calculate the slope, we can identify two points on the line and use the following definition:


m=(y_2-y_1)/(x_2-x_1)

Then, using the points (0, -4) and (3, 1), we have:


m=\frac{1-(-4)_{}}{3-0}=(5)/(3)

So the slope of the line is 5/3.

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