What is the slope and y-intercept of the line whose equation is 4x+y+6=0.
put it in the form
y = m x + b
y = -4 x - 6
the slope is -4
and the y axis intercept is the value of y when x = 0
This is certainly not calculus.
To find the slope and y-intercept of a line given its equation, we need to rewrite the equation in slope-intercept form, which is in the form y = mx + b, where m represents the slope and b represents the y-intercept.
Let's start by rearranging the given equation:
4x + y + 6 = 0
To isolate y, we move the other terms to the other side of the equation:
y = -4x - 6
Now the equation is in slope-intercept form. The coefficient of x (-4) represents the slope, and the constant term (-6) represents the y-intercept.
Therefore, the slope (m) of the line is -4, and the y-intercept (b) is -6.