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14x - 7y = 21 is a linear equation written in Standard Form. What is the slope and y-intercept ?

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Answer:

y-intercept=-3

slope=2

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Answer: m=2, b=-3
Explanation: rewrite in slope intercept form - y=2x-3. Subtracting is the same as adding therefore it becomes, y=2x+(-3) then using the formula- y=Mx+b identify the slope which is 2 then identify the y-intercept which would be -3.

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