document.write( "Question 198839: Rewrite the equation in slope-intercept form. 8x-3y-5=0 \n" ); document.write( "
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\"8x-3y-5=0\" Start with the given equation.
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"8x-3y=5\" Add 5 to both sides.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"-3y=5-8x\" Subtract \"8x\" from both sides.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"-3y=-8x%2B5\" Rearrange the terms.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"y=%28-8x%2B5%29%2F%28-3%29\" Divide both sides by \"-3\" to isolate y.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"y=%28%28-8%29%2F%28-3%29%29x%2B%285%29%2F%28-3%29\" Break up the fraction.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"y=%288%2F3%29x-5%2F3\" Reduce.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "So the equation \"y=%288%2F3%29x-5%2F3\" is now in slope intercept form \"y=mx%2Bb\" where the slope is \"m=8%2F3\" and the y-intercept is \"b=-5%2F3\" \r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "note: the y-intercept is the point
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