document.write( "Question 224822: HOW DO YOU SOLVE 4x-6y=18 AND PUT IT IN y=mx+b FORM? \n" ); document.write( "
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HOW DO YOU SOLVE 4x-6y=18 AND PUT IT IN y=mx+b FORM?\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Step 1. Need to put above line in slope intercept form given as y=mx+b where m is the slope and b is the y-intercept b when x=0 or at point (0,b).\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Step 2. Solving for y in 4x-6y=18 yields the following steps.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"4x-6y=18\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Subtract 4x from both sides of the equation\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"4x-6y-4x=18-4x\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"-6y=-4x%2B18\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Divide by -6 to both sides of the equation\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"-6y%2F-6=-4x%2F-6%2B18%2F-6\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"y=-2x%2F3-3\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Step 3. Comparing \"y=-2x%2F3-3\" with \"y=mx%2Bb\" we have \"m=-2%2F3\" and \"b=-3\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Step 4. ANSWER: \"y=-2x%2F3-3\".\r
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