document.write( "Question 68591This question is from textbook An Incremental Development
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "3/2x - 2/5y = 2
\n" ); document.write( "3x + 0.5y = 17 \n" ); document.write( "
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3/2x - 2/5y = 2
\n" ); document.write( "3x + 0.5y = 17\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "3/2x - 2/5 = 2
\n" ); document.write( "Multiply by the LCD 10 to clear the fractions
\n" ); document.write( "10(3/2x) - 10(2/5y) = 10(2)
\n" ); document.write( "5*3x - 2*2y = 20
\n" ); document.write( "15x - 4y = 20
\n" ); document.write( "Isolate y
\n" ); document.write( "15x - 15x -4y = 20 - 15x
\n" ); document.write( "-4y = -15x + 20
\n" ); document.write( "Divide by -4 to isolate y further
\n" ); document.write( "-4y/(-4) = -15x/(-4) + 20/(-4)
\n" ); document.write( "y = 15/4x - 5
\n" ); document.write( "The slope is 15/4 and the y intercept is (0, -5)\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "3x + 0.5y = 17
\n" ); document.write( "Multiply by 10 to clear out the decimal
\n" ); document.write( "3x + 5y = 17
\n" ); document.write( "Isolate y
\n" ); document.write( "3x - 3x + 5y = 17 - 3x
\n" ); document.write( "5y = -3x + 17
\n" ); document.write( "Divide by 5 to isolate further
\n" ); document.write( "5y/5 = -3x/5 + 17/5
\n" ); document.write( "y = -3/5x + 17/5
\n" ); document.write( "The slope is -3/5 and the y intercept is (0, 17/5) \n" ); document.write( "
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