How do you find the slope and y intercept of 12x = 2y+112x=2y+1?

1 Answer
Dec 16, 2015

Convert the given equation into slope-intercept form to obtain:
color(white)("XXX")XXXslope =6=6
color(white)("XXX")XXXy-intercept =(-1/2)=(12)

Explanation:

The general slope-intercept form is
color(white)("XXX")y=mx+bXXXy=mx+b
with slope mm and y-intercept bb

Given:
color(white)("XXX")12x=2y+1XXX12x=2y+1

color(white)("XXX")2y=12x-1XXX2y=12x1

color(white)("XXX")y=6x+(-1/2)XXXy=6x+(12)
which is in slope-intercept form with slope 66 and y-intercept (-1/2)(12)