For the equation y = -6x, what is the slope and y intercept? The formula is y = mx + B. I know that m = the slope and B = the y intercept. So in the equation y = -6x, what is the slope and y intercept? Is -6 the y intercept or the slope? Because if it's the slope, How am I suppose to figure out what the y intercept is? I have to make a graph too... Please help! I'm so confused !
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y = -6x
Slope m = -6
There is no y-intercept.
Pick points to graph.
y = -6x
x = 0, y = 0
x = 1, y = -6
x = -1, y = 6
x = 2, y = -12
x = -2, y = 12
If you graph this, you will see a line through the origin.
This line does not intersect the y-axis.
Therefore, there is no y-intercept.
If you graph, I think you will see why there is no y-intercept.
Please... someone help! :(
In the equation y = -6x, the coefficient of x, which is -6, represents the slope (m) of the line. So, in this case, the slope is -6.
To find the y-intercept (B), you can set x = 0 in the equation and solve for y. When x = 0, the equation becomes y = -6(0), which simplifies to y = 0. Therefore, the y-intercept (B) is 0.
The slope-intercept form of a linear equation, y = mx + b, where m is the slope and b is the y-intercept, allows us to graph the equation easily.
To graph y = -6x, you can start by plotting the y-intercept, which is the point (0, 0) on the coordinate plane. Then, use the slope to find additional points to draw a straight line.
Since the slope is -6, it means that for every 1 unit increase in the x-coordinate, the y-coordinate decreases by 6 units. So, starting from the y-intercept (0, 0), you can move 1 unit to the right and 6 units down to get another point on the line, which would be (1, -6). You can continue this process to find more points, and then you can connect these points to get a straight line.
I hope this explanation helps clarify the concept of slope and y-intercept and how to graph a linear equation. Let me know if you have any further questions or need more assistance!