document.write( "Question 205435: write an equation of a line that has the same slope as 2x-5y=12 and the same y-intercept as 4y+24=5x \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #155125 by rapaljer(4671)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! First find the slope of 2x-5y=12 \r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Sove for y: \n" ); document.write( "-5y = -2x + 12\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "The slope is 2/5.\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Next find the y-intercept of 4y+24=5x \n" ); document.write( "Let x = 0, and 4y+24=0 \n" ); document.write( "4y=-24 \n" ); document.write( "y=-6\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "The equation with slope 2/5 and y intercept y=-6 will be \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "For more explanations on slopes and graphing of a line, see my website by clicking on my tutor name \"Rapaljer\" anywhere in algebra.com. On my homepage, look for \"Basic, Intermediate, and College Algebra: One Step at a Time.\" See Basic Algebra in Chapter 4 and Intermediate Algebra in Chapter 5. I also have a video on my website that you can download for free called \"Graphing and Slope of a Line\". Look for my Video page, and click on \"Basic Algebra\". If you need help finding anything on my website, send me an Email!! It's there--I'll be glad to help ANYONE find it!!\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "R^2\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Dr. Robert J. Rapalje \n" ); document.write( "Seminole Community College \n" ); document.write( "Altamonte Springs, Florida \n" ); document.write( " |