document.write( "Question 169804: Find the slope and y-intercept for the graph of 5x-4y=8\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"5x-4y=8\" Start with the given equation.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"-4y=8-5x\" Subtract \"5x\" from both sides.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"-4y=-5x%2B8\" Rearrange the terms.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"y=%28-5x%2B8%29%2F%28-4%29\" Divide both sides by \"-4\" to isolate y.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"y=%28%28-5%29%2F%28-4%29%29x%2B%288%29%2F%28-4%29\" Break up the fraction.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"y=%285%2F4%29x-2\" Reduce.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "So the equation \"y=%285%2F4%29x-2\" is now in slope intercept form \"y=mx%2Bb\" where the slope is \"m=5%2F4\" and the y-intercept is \"b=-2\" note: the y-intercept is the point
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