document.write( "Question 177189: I need help with this equation and a explanantion Please.
\n" ); document.write( "Determine the slope ans y-intercept of the line x+2y=3. Thank you. \n" ); document.write( "

Algebra.Com's Answer #132231 by Earlsdon(6294) $\"\"$ $\"About$

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First, rewrite the equation in the \"slope-intercept\" form: y = mx+b:
\n" ); document.write( " $\"x%2B2y+=+3\"$ Subtract x from both sides of the equation.
\n" ); document.write( " $\"2y+=+-x%2B3\"$ Now divide both sides by 2 to get the y by itself.
\n" ); document.write( " $\"y+=+%28-1%2F2%29x%2B3%2F2\"$ Compare this with the general form of the slope-intercept:
\n" ); document.write( " $\"y+=+mx%2Bb\"$ and you can see that the slope, $\"highlight%28m+=+%28-1%2F2%29%29\"$ and the y-intercept, $\"highlight%28b+=+3%2F2%29\"$ \r
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