document.write( "Question 320855: need to change 3x-2y=-16 to a slope intercept form \n" ); document.write( "
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"3x-2y=-16\" Start with the given equation.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"-2y=-16-3x\" Subtract \"3x\" from both sides.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"-2y=-3x-16\" Rearrange the terms.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"y=%28-3x-16%29%2F%28-2%29\" Divide both sides by \"-2\" to isolate y.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"y=%28%28-3%29%2F%28-2%29%29x%2B%28-16%29%2F%28-2%29\" Break up the fraction.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"y=%283%2F2%29x%2B8\" Reduce.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "So the equation \"y=%283%2F2%29x%2B8\" is now in slope intercept form \"y=mx%2Bb\" where the slope is \"m=3%2F2\" and the y-intercept is \"b=8\" note: the y-intercept is the point
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