What is the slope and the y

-intercept of the equation 9+272x=−32y
. Write the y
-intercept as an ordered pair.(1 point)
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. The y
-intercept is (
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1 answer

To find the slope and y-intercept of the equation \( 9 + 272x = -32y \), we first need to rearrange it into the slope-intercept form, which is \( y = mx + b \) where \( m \) is the slope and \( b \) is the y-intercept.

Starting with the equation:

\[ 9 + 272x = -32y \]

We can isolate \( y \) by performing the following steps:

  1. Move \( 9 + 272x \) to the right side:

\[ -32y = -9 - 272x \]

  1. Divide every term by \(-32\) to solve for \( y \):

\[ y = \frac{-9}{-32} + \frac{-272}{-32}x \]

Simplifying the terms gives:

\[ y = \frac{9}{32} + \frac{272}{32}x \]

  1. Simplify further the coefficient of \( x \):

\[ y = \frac{9}{32} + 8.5x \]

So, we have:

\[ y = 8.5x + \frac{9}{32} \]

From this equation, we can identify the slope and y-intercept:

  • Slope (\( m \)): \( 8.5 \)
  • Y-intercept (\( b \)): \( \frac{9}{32} \)

The y-intercept as an ordered pair is \( (0, \frac{9}{32}) \).

Thus:

  • The slope is \( 8.5 \).
  • The y-intercept is \( (0, \frac{9}{32}) \).