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Find the y intercept and slope of the linear equation

0 = 4.5 - 2y + 4.8x

User Monsterpiece
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Let’s rearrange it first
Add 2y to both sides
2y=4.8x + 4.5
Divide both sides by 2
Y=4.8x/2 + 4.5/2 = 2.4x + 2.25
This is how linear equations are set up: y=mc + b where m refers to the alive and b refers to the y intercept
Therefore, the slope is 2.4 and the y-intercept is 2.25
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