document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=53461>Question 53461</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> find the slope and y intercept<BR>\n" );
document.write( "is the intercept wher ethe line crosses the asis\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3x+5y+10=0<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 #35711 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Earlsdon><B>Earlsdon(6294)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Earlsdon><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=35711\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> One way you can do this is to get the equation into the \"slope-intercept\" form: y = mx + b where m is the slope and b is the y-intercept.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3x+5y+10 = 0  Subtract 3x from both sides of the equation.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5y+10 = -3x  Now subtract 10 from both sides.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5y = -3x-10  Finally, divide both sides by 5.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y = (-3/5)x-2 Compare this with the slope-intercept form.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y = mx+b and you can see that m = -3/5 This is the slope, and b = -2 This is the y-intercept which is where the line crosses the y-axis.  </SPAN>\n" );
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