SOLUTION: what is the slope and y intercept for the line -10x-5y+20=0

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Question 118757: what is the slope and y intercept for the line -10x-5y+20=0
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

Start with the given equation



Add 10x to both sides


Subtract 20 from both sides


Combine like terms on the right side


Divide both sides by -5 to isolate y



Break up the fraction



Reduce


So the equation is in slope-intercept form y=mx+b where and

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