document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=531699>Question 531699</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> what is another equation for y=5x-3 </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #350554 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=KMST><B>KMST(5328)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=KMST><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=KMST><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=350554\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> There are infinity of expressions representing the same line.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y=5x-3 could be said to be the equation of the line in the slope-intercept form, that shows y as a function of x, with the slope of the line (3) multiplying the x and the y for the y-intercept point as the independent term (-3).<BR>\n" );
document.write( "You could express the same line in the standard form<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5x-y-3=0 or 5x-y=3.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "You could also multiply both sides of any equation by the same non-zero number to get an equivalent expression. In particular<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x/(3/5) + y/(-3) = 1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "shows you the x-intercept and y-intercept dividing x and y respectively. </SPAN>\n" );
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