Slope - Intercepts Transposing Guide: There are three pieces of information you should get from the equation

of a linear function. x - intercept (where the line crosses the x-axis) = 2 y- intercept (where the line crosses the y-axis) = 3 slope (how fast the line goes up or down) slope
rise 3 3 run 2 2

x - intercept

Here are some examples of the calculations. y - intercept Look for x = 0 This means we ignore the x part of the equation

slope

Look for y = 0 This means we ignore the y part of the equation

We want y = mx This means we only use the x and y parts of the equation

2y 3x 12 becomes 3x 12 divide by 3 on both sides x4

2y 3x 12 becomes 2y 12 divide by 2 on both sides y6

2y 3x 12 becomes 2y 3x 0 subtract 3x on both sides 2y 3x divide by 2 on both sides 3 y x 2 3 slope = 2

3y 12 4x becomes 3y 4x divide by 3 on both sides 4 y x 3 4 slope 3

3y 12 4x becomes 12 4x divide both sides by 4 3x

3y 12 4x becomes 3y 12 0 subtract 12 on both sides 3y 12 divide by 3 on both sides y 4

8 2x 4y becomes 8 4y divide by 4 on both sides 2y

8 2x 4y becomes 8 2x 0 subtract 8 on both sides 2x 8 divide by 2 on both sides x 4

8 2x 4y becomes 2x 4y divide by 4 on both sides 2 xy 4 simplify 1 xy 2 1 slope 2