Intermediate Algebra (12th Edition)

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Chapter 8 - Chapter R-8 - Cumulative Review Exercises - Page 578: 15

Answer

Slope: $\dfrac{2}{7}$ $y$-intercept: $\dfrac{16}{7}$ $x$-intercept: $-8$

Work Step by Step

In the form $y=mx+b$, the given equation $ -2x+7y=16 ,$ is equivalent to \begin{align*}\require{cancel} 7y&=2x+16 \\\\ \dfrac{\cancel7y}{\cancel7}&=\dfrac{2x+16}{7} \\\\ y&=\dfrac{2x}{7}+\dfrac{16}{7} .\end{align*} Since $m$ is the slope and $b$ is the $y$-intercept in $y=mx+b,$ then in the equation $y=\dfrac{2x}{7}+\dfrac{16}{7}$, the slope is $m=\dfrac{2}{7}$ and the $y$-intercept is $\dfrac{16}{7}$. To find the $x$-intercept, set $y=0$ and solve for $x$ in the original equation. That is, \begin{align*}\require{cancel} -2x+7(0)&=16 \\ -2x+0&=16 \\ -2x&=16 \\\\ \dfrac{\cancel{-2}x}{\cancel{-2}}&=\dfrac{16}{-2} \\\\ x&=-8 .\end{align*} Hence, the $x$-intercept is $-8$.
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