SOLUTION: Can you get this standard form equation into slope intercept form? x-y=2 Is it possible to have a -y?

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Question 392869: Can you get this standard form equation into slope intercept form?
x-y=2
Is it possible to have a -y?

Found 2 solutions by Earlsdon, checkley79:
Answer by Earlsdon(6294)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Yes! The slope-intercept form is: so you need to solve for y, but note that y is positive.
Add y to both sides.
Now subtract 2 from both sides.
or

Answer by checkley79(3341)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
x-y=2
-y=-x+2
y=x-2 ans.
NO you should ALWAYS convert any -y value to a +y value by multiplying all terms by -1.

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