document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=586509>Question 586509</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> what is the slope and y-intercept of 4x+5y=-20 </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "So since 4x + 5y = -20<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5y = -4x - 20<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y= (-4x - 20) / 5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Since -4x and 20 are TERMS, not factors. we have to divide them both individually by 5, and we get that:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y= (-4/5x) - 4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "And we know that this is in the form y = mx + b<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Just look at it<BR>\n" );
document.write( "And m = slope = -4/5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b = y-intercept = -4 </SPAN>\n" );
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