Question

HELP MEH. (Slope word problem)

Answer 1

The cage that you keep your rabbit in has a perimeter of 118 inches. Let x be the cage's width (in inches) and let y be its length (in inches)

Answer 2

a. Write and equation for the perimeter
b. Find the intercepts of the graph of the equation you wrote. Then graph

Answer 3

So I got a which is 2x + 2y = 118...that's right?1

Answer 4

And then y=-x+59

Answer 5

But how to I turn it into slope? My friends got 59 and 59 but I don't understand D:

Answer 6

a) You know the perimeter is the length of all sides.

There is 2 sides for the width and 2 sides for the length that add up to 118

118 = 2x _2y is right.

Answer 7

x=-1
y=59

Answer 8

+***

Answer 9

And there aren't any negatives in the graph picture...

Answer 10

I suck at slope...

Answer 11

y = -1/2x+59 that should be your equation.

Answer 12

-x**** sorry.

Answer 13

But then what do I do. D:

Answer 14

Now you need to find the intercepts so

y = -x+59

Let x be 0

y= -(0) + 59
y = 59
(0,59)

y = -x+59

Let y be 0

0=-x+59
x=59

(59,0)

Answer 15

OH. Right, I have to substitute it...

Answer 16

And then I do it with y-intercepts?

Answer 17

:3 I see...

Answer 18

y=59

Answer 19

Now you have two coordinates: (59,0) and (0,59) and you're able to graph it from here in the positive.

Answer 20

thank you. :3

Answer 21

No Problem :)

Answer 22

I can't tell when to do that...