document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=230946>Question 230946</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> y-(-6)=4/9(x-8)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "solve for y using the slope intercept equation step by step </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "First we want to get this equation into this form:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "                     y = mx + b\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So let's simplify it first. <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "                           6y = 4x/9 - 32/9\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Now divide both sides by 6:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "                            y = 24x/9 - 192/9\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Reduce the fractions: \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "And there you go!           y = 8x/3 - 64/3\r<BR>\n" );
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