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Ch. 2 - Functions and Graphs
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Capitolo 3, Problema 46

Give the slope and y-intercept of each line whose equation is given. Then graph the linear function. y = -2x/5+6

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Identify the given linear equation: \(y = -\frac{2x}{5} + 6\).
Rewrite the equation in slope-intercept form $y = mx + b$, where \(m\) is the slope and \(b\) is the y-intercept. Here, the equation is already in this form with \(m = -\frac{2}{5}\) and \(b = 6\).
Determine the slope \(m = -\frac{2}{5}\), which means the line falls 2 units vertically for every 5 units it moves horizontally to the right.
Identify the y-intercept \(b = 6\), which is the point where the line crosses the y-axis, at \((0, 6)\).
To graph the line, start by plotting the y-intercept \((0, 6)\) on the coordinate plane, then use the slope to find another point by moving 5 units to the right and 2 units down, and draw the line through these points.

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