document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=69807>Question 69807</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Write the equation in slope-intercept form<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-x + 5y = 15<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The slope-intercept form is y = mx + b in which m and b are two constants.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "All you have to do is to rearrange the given equation so that it is in the form:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "y = mx + b.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The first thing to notice is that in the equation you were given, the term containing x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "is on the left side, but in the slope-intercept form it is on the right side.  So to move <BR>\n" );
document.write( "the term containing the x to the right side, you can add x to both sides.  Adding x <BR>\n" );
document.write( "on the left side has the effect of canceling out the -x.  And adding x on the right <BR>\n" );
document.write( "side puts an x on the right side. The resulting equation is now:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=5y+=+x+%2B+15 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"5y+=+x+%2B+15\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "When you compare this equation with the slope-intercept form, you should see that the <BR>\n" );
document.write( "slope-intercept form has only y on the left side.  But your equation now has 5y on the left<BR>\n" );
document.write( "side.  You need to divide the left side of your equation by 5 so that it just becomes<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y.  But if you divide the left side by 5, you must also divide all the terms on the right<BR>\n" );
document.write( "side by 5.  The division is:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=5y%2F5+=+x%2F5+%2B+15%2F5 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"5y%2F5+=+x%2F5+%2B+15%2F5\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "When you do the division you get:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+y+=+%281%2F5%29x+%2B+3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+y+=+%281%2F5%29x+%2B+3\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Now you have it exactly in the slope-intercept form.  You have just y on the left<BR>\n" );
document.write( "side and on the right side you have <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=m+=+1%2F5 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"m+=+1%2F5\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > and <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=b+=+3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"b+=+3\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Hope this helps. </SPAN>\n" );
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