SOLUTION: My question: graph each line using slope-intercept form 5-y=3/4x This is how far I got: 5-y=3/4x -5 -5 -y=3/4x-5 now this is where im stumped, how do i get rid of th

Question 368095: My question:
graph each line using slope-intercept form
5-y=3/4x
This is how far I got:
5-y=3/4x
-5 -5
-y=3/4x-5
now this is where im stumped, how do i get rid of the negative on the y?
Found 2 solutions by stanbon, nyc_function:
Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
graph each line using slope-intercept form
5-y=3/4x
This is how far I got:
5-y=3/4x
-5 -5
-y=3/4x-5
now this is where im stumped, how do i get rid of the negative on the y?
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Multiply both sides of the equation by -1 to get:
y = (-3/4)x + 5
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Graph:
Let x = 0, then y = 5
Let x = 4, then y = 2
Plot (0,5) and (4,2) and draw a line thru them to get:

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Cheers,
Stan H.
Answer by nyc_function(2741) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Nice work! Now divide every term by -1.

Where is -1? It is indicated by the negative in front of y.

In other words, -y means -1 times y.

The same is true for any variable. If there is a negative sign in front of a variable, it is considered to be -1 times the variable.

Back to your question.

-y = (3/4)x - 5

y = (-3/4)x + 5

Copy and paste the link below to see your graph.
http://mathway.com/answer.aspx?p=grap?p=ySMB01(-3SMB104)x+5?p=False?p=False?p=True?p=False?p=True

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