document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=520420>Question 520420</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> how do you find the slope-intercept form of an equation?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "please help! time is of the essnce! thank you so much.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #346070 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=oberobic><B>oberobic(2304)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=oberobic><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/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=346070\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The slope-intercept form of an equation is:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y = mx + b<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "m = slope = change in y / change in x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b = y-intercept, which occurs where x=0, so the ordered pair is (0,b)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Consider the following:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x + 3y = 5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "subtract 2x from both sides<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3y = -2x +5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "divide both sides by 3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y = -(2/3)x + 5/3<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "m = slope = -2/3<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "y-intercept = (0, 5/3)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x-intercept occurs where y=0, so simply substitute 0 for y and solve for x.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "0 = -(2/3)x + 5/3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "add (2/3)x to both sides<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(2/3)x = 5/3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "multiply both sides by 3 to eliminate fraction<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x = 5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "divide both sides by 2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 5/2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "so the x-intercept is (5/2,0)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "A graph is often helpful.<BR>\n" );
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