Find the Slope and the Y-Intercept of the Line $$y = - \frac { 8 } { 3 } x - \frac { 9 } { 2 }$$

question 134

Multiple Choice

Find the slope and the y-intercept of the line.
- $$y = - \frac { 8 } { 3 } x - \frac { 9 } { 2 }$$

• A) \(\mathrm { m } = \frac { 8 } { 3 } ; \left( 0 , \frac { 9 } { 2 } \right)\)
• B) \(\mathrm { m } = - \frac { 9 } { 2 } ; \left( 0 , - \frac { 8 } { 3 } \right)\)
• C) \(\mathrm { m } = - \frac { 8 } { 3 } ; \left( 0 , - \frac { 9 } { 2 } \right)\)
• D) \(\mathrm { m } = - \frac { 3 } { 8 } ; \left( 0 , \frac { 9 } { 2 } \right)\)

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