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Given the equation #y=-1/2x+6#, what is the slope, y and x intercept?

Answer 1

Savannah Anderson

Slope #m=-1/2#
Y-intercept #(0, 6)#
X intercept #(12, 0)#

Given -

#y=-1/2x+6#

Slope #m=-1/2# Y-intercept #c=6# X-intercept

Put #y=0#

#-1/2x+6=0# #-1/2x=-6# #x=-6 xx (-2)=12#

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Answer 2

Eli Assouline

Slope: -1/2 Y-intercept: 6 X-intercept: 12

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Answer 3

Kennedy Adams

The slope of the equation (y = -\frac{1}{2}x + 6) is (-\frac{1}{2}). The y-intercept is the point where the graph intersects the y-axis, which occurs when (x = 0). Substituting (x = 0) into the equation, we find (y = 6). The x-intercept is the point where the graph intersects the x-axis, which occurs when (y = 0). To find the x-intercept, set (y = 0) in the equation and solve for (x): [0 = -\frac{1}{2}x + 6] [x = 12] So, the x-intercept is (x = 12).

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Answer from HIX Tutor

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