document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=257254>Question 257254</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> what is the slope and y intercept of 5x=9y+81? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "First, let's set up the equation 5x=9y+81 in this form:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y=mx+b To do that subtract 9y from both sides:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5x-9y=81 Then subtract 5x from both sides:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-9y=-5x+81 Now divide both sides by -9 to give us:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y=5/9(x)-9  Ok, now we have it in the form as above. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "From this we can determine the slope which is 5/9 and the y intercept is -9. <BR>\n" );
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