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OpenStudy (anonymous):

plz help

OpenStudy (anonymous):

OpenStudy (anonymous):

will medal and fan!!

OpenStudy (kittiwitti1):

a. what do you think intercepts are? b. http://www.purplemath.com/modules/slope.htm c. http://www.purplemath.com/modules/strtlneq.htm

OpenStudy (kittiwitti1):

You can get the answers for b and c by applying the slope-intercept formula:\[y=mx+b\]b is the y-intercept, and m is the slope

OpenStudy (anonymous):

it doesn't make sense honestly

OpenStudy (kittiwitti1):

Okay. Going back to a. Do you know what intercepts are?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

The graph of the line?

OpenStudy (kittiwitti1):

Err, no. But close. Intercepts are where the graph of the line meets the x and y axes, which form x and y intercepts, respectively. http://www.icoachmath.com/math_dictionary/intercept.html

OpenStudy (anonymous):

ooh ok, now what?

OpenStudy (kittiwitti1):

Well, based on that information... can you pick out what the intercepts are?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

-8,6?

OpenStudy (kittiwitti1):

...uh, where did you get that? xD Have you looked at the link I posted for you about intercepts? It will help (:

OpenStudy (anonymous):

I did lol but i will read it again

OpenStudy (anonymous):

umm. -8,6.. thats what i got Again

OpenStudy (kittiwitti1):

Ok... what process did you go through to find that point(s?) o_e

OpenStudy (anonymous):

OpenStudy (kittiwitti1):

Ok, yes, but that's not -8 lol and the intercepts are in form (x,0) and (0,y) for x and y intercepts, respectively

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Omg -6 lol

OpenStudy (anonymous):

so its -6,6?

OpenStudy (kittiwitti1):

Are those the x and y points? In that case it would be (-6,0) and (0,6), as previously mentioned. (-6,6) is not an intercept coordinate.

OpenStudy (kittiwitti1):

...Actually, you're one point off. That's -5. xD

OpenStudy (anonymous):

oh wait what?!

OpenStudy (anonymous):

If i look retarded to u i'm srry im rlly tryna understand this

OpenStudy (kittiwitti1):

|dw:1457980756566:dw|Sorry my -5 is really ugly xD Nah, I was really bad when I first learned this. Everyone learns at a different pace ^-^

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