document.write( "Question 153008This question is from textbook Algebra structure and method book 1
\n" ); document.write( ": can you please help me find the slope and y-intercept of: (((5x-2y=3))) \n" ); document.write( "
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"5x-2y=3\" Start with the given equation.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"-2y=3-5x\" Subtract \"5x\" from both sides.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"-2y=-5x%2B3\" Rearrange the terms.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"y=%28-5x%2B3%29%2F%28-2%29\" Divide both sides by \"-2\" to isolate y.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"y=%28%28-5%29%2F%28-2%29%29x%2B%283%29%2F%28-2%29\" Break up the fraction.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"y=%285%2F2%29x-3%2F2\" Reduce.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "So the equation \"y=%285%2F2%29x-3%2F2\" is now in slope intercept form \"y=mx%2Bb\" where the slope is \"m=5%2F2\" and the y-intercept is \"b=-3%2F2\" note: the y-intercept is the point
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