document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=72863>Question 72863</A>This question is from textbook <A HREF=http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0618250182/algebrahomeworkh>algerbra 1</A><BR>\n" );
document.write( ": <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> -5x-8y=15(-3,0)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "5(cancel out)8=15<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 #52106 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=checkley75><B>checkley75(3666)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=checkley75><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=52106\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> -5X-8Y=15<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-8Y=5X+15<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Y=5X/-8+15/-8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Y=-5X/8-15/8 IF THIS IS THE LINE FORMULA & IT HAS A SLOPE (m) OF (-5/8) GOES THROUGH (-3,0) THEN WE NEED TO SOLVE FOR THE Y INTERCEPT (b) IN THE LINE FORMULA Y=mX+b BY REPLACING THE X & Y TERMS BY (-3,0)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "0=-5/8*-3+b<BR>\n" );
document.write( "0=15/8+b<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b=-15/8 THUS THE FORMULA IS <BR>\n" );
document.write( "Y=-5X/8-15/8\r<BR>\n" );
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