Write the equation x – 3y = 6 in slope intercept form. Show your work.

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mathstudent55 · Answer

Slope intercept form is:
y = mx + b
You need to solve your equation for y.

mathstudent55 · Answer

Start by subtracting x from both sides.
Then divide both sides by -3.

anonymous · Answer

idk how to find x

mathstudent55 · Answer

You don't need to find x.
Just start by subtracting x from both sides:

   x - 3y =      6
 -x            -x
-----------------


What do you get?

anonymous · Answer

6x

mathstudent55 · Answer

You can't combine a term with x and a term without x.
On the left side, you have x - 3y

Whan you subtract x from the left you have:
x - x - 3y
You can combine the two terms with x together: x - x = 0, so you end up wityh only
-3y on the left side.

On the right side, you have 6. Now you subtract x, so you end up with 6 - x which is the same as -x + 6.

   x - 3y =      6
 -x            -x
-----------------
      -3y = -x + 6

Now you need to divide both sides by -3 to end up with y by itself.

anonymous · Answer

1=-2 ?????????

anonymous · Answer

?

mathstudent55 · Answer

Now you divide both sides by -3 to get rid of the -3 multiplying the y.
-3y/(-3) = -x/(-3) + 6/(-3)
$y = \frac{1}{3}x - 2$

anonymous · Answer

sooooooooooo  y=1/2x-2 is the slope intercept form of my original question lol???

mathstudent55 · Answer

Yes, that is it.
It is in y = mx + b form.
In this case, m = 1/2 and b = -2

anonymous · Answer

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mathstudent55 · Answer

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anonymous · Answer

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