document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=451233>Question 451233</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Demonstrate by determining the slope of \"3x + 5y = 19.\"  </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "3x + 5y = 19<BR>\n" );
document.write( "This is a first degree equation, so it is a straight line.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "It is of the standard form: y=m(x+b), with m=slope and b, the y-intercept<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Change given equation to standard form:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5y=-3x+19<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y=-3x/5+19/5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "slope=-3/5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y-intercept =19/5\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "You can always write the equation of a straight line, if given slope and y-intercept, slope and a point on the line, or two points on the line. The following graph gives you a visual of the equation of the given straight line. Note the negative slope and y-intercept.\r<BR>\n" );
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