document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=283540>Question 283540</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> how do u solve (-3x)-y=9 in slope intercept form? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #205782 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=richwmiller><B>richwmiller(17219)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=richwmiller><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=richwmiller><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=205782\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Slope intercept form is y=mx+b<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-3x-y=9<BR>\n" );
document.write( "becomes<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-x-9=y<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y=-3x-9\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "where m is the slope and b is the y intercept<BR>\n" );
document.write( "You can get the slope in the form it is in now.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-3x-y=9<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a=-3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b=-1 <BR>\n" );
document.write( "note: this b is not the same as the b of y=mx+b<BR>\n" );
document.write( "m=-a/b=-(-3)/-1=-3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "That was fun with three minuses.<BR>\n" );
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