document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=494195>Question 494195</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> please help me solve this \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "rewrite the equations in the form y=mx+b<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3x+5y=-4 </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #335567 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=chessace><B>chessace(471)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-10.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=chessace><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=chessace><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=335567\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> x=2 has no y, can't be done.  Or is already in that form with x playing the role of y, x = 0*whatever + 2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3x+5y=-4 just make legal moves to get the y all by itself on the left, and grouping the \"x\" and constant terms on the right:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5y = -3x -4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y = (-3/5)x - 4/5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "I.e., m=-3/5, b=-4/5<BR>\n" );
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