document.write( "Question 360153: Write the equation of a line with slope -4/5 and a y intercept of 4. \n" ); document.write( "

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document.write( "Hi,
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document.write( "Using the standard slope-intercept form for the equation of a line
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document.write( "y = mx + b where m is the slope and b the y-intercept
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document.write( "equation of a line with slope -4/5 and a y intercept of 4.
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document.write( "y =(-4/5)x + 4
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document.write( "standard form  of that line would be
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document.write( "(4/5)x + y = 4
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document.write( "multiplying each term on side of the equation by 5
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document.write( "4x +5y = 20 \n" );
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