document.write( "Question 215097: Find the slope(m) and y-intercept of the line \r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"4x%2B5y=20\" Start with the given equation.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"5y=20-4x\" Subtract \"4x\" from both sides.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"5y=-4x%2B20\" Rearrange the terms.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"y=%28-4x%2B20%29%2F%285%29\" Divide both sides by \"5\" to isolate y.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"y=%28%28-4%29%2F%285%29%29x%2B%2820%29%2F%285%29\" Break up the fraction.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"y=-%284%2F5%29x%2B4\" Reduce.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "So the equation \"y=-%284%2F5%29x%2B4\" is now in slope intercept form \"y=mx%2Bb\" where the slope is \"m=-4%2F5\" and the y-intercept is \"b=4\" note: the y-intercept is the point
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