document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=166110>Question 166110</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> x + 3y = 15\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "solve for 'm' and 'b'. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3y = 15 - x / 3 </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "solve for 'm' and 'b'. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "You need to write the equation in the y-intercept form y = mx + b, <BR>\n" );
document.write( "where m = slope and b = y-intercept.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x + 3y = 15<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "We want to isolate y.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Subtract x from both sides.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Doing so, we get this:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3y = -x + 15\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "We now divide both sides by 3 to isolate y.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "y = (-1/3)x + 15\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Final answer: m = (-1/3) and b = 15\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Did you follow?\r<BR>\n" );
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