[tex]\text{Consider the slope - intercept form} ~y = mx +c,\\\\ \text{where m is the slope and and c is the y-intercept.}\\\\(a) \\\\y = -\dfrac 12 x +8 \\\\\text{This is in a form of y = mx +c, so}\\\\\text{Slope, m =}-\dfrac 12 ~ \text{and}~ \text{y - intercept , c =8}\\\\(b)\\\\y = 9x -2 \\\\\text{This is in a form of y = mx +c, so}\\\\\text{Slope, m =9}~ \text{and}~ \text{y - intercept ,}~ c =-2\\\\[/tex]
