Question

Y=6-x In this case, what would be the slope and y-intercept? I'm having a hard time trying to get it to the y=mx+b format.

Answer 1

Slope =
`(-1)/(1)` or -1

y = 6

Explanation:

The equation given (y = 6 - x) is the same as saying

y = -1x + 6

Since we have a negative x variable and a positive 6 and would also be graphed the same. The only difference is that the second equation I just mentioned resembles the y = mx + b expression more. In this case the slope would be

Slope =
`(-1)/(1)` or -1

While the y-intercept would be

y = 6 - x

y = 6 - 0

y = 6