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6. Match each equation with the slope m and y-intercept of its graph.

6. Match each equation with the slope m and y-intercept of its graph.-example-1

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A line equation, in slope-intercept form, has the following format:


y=mx+b

Where 'm' represents the slope and 'b' the y-intercept.

To match the lines with its respectives slopes and intercepts, we can just rewrite all the equation in slope-intercept form and compare them.

Let's start with those already in slope intercept form.

The second line is:


y=5-6x

The slope is -6, and the y-intercept is (0, 5).

The third line is:


y=(5)/(6)x+1

The slope is 5/6, and the y-intercept is (0, 1).

Now, the first line and the fourth, we need to rewrite them in slope intercept form. Let's start with


5x-6y=30

Rewriting in slope intercept form we have


\begin{gathered} 5x-6y=30 \\ -6y=-5x+30 \\ 6y=5x-30 \\ y=(5)/(6)x-5 \end{gathered}

The slope is 5/6, and the y-intercept is (0, -5).

For the last one, we can just match with the remaining slope and intercept.

For the last one, The slope is 5/6, and the y-intercept is (0, -1).

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