document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=85847>Question 85847</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> how to determine the slope and y-intercept of 2x+3y=6 </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "<TR><TD  ALIGN=LEFT>Convert from standard form (Ax+By = C) to slope-intercept form (y = mx+b)<br><br><br><IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2x%2B3y=6 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2x%2B3y=6\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Start with the given equation<br><br><br><IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2x%2B3y-2x=6-2x ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2x%2B3y-2x=6-2x\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Subtract 2x from both sides<br><br><br><IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=3y=-2x%2B6 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"3y=-2x%2B6\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Simplify<br><br><br><IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%283y%29%2F%283%29=%28-2x%2B6%29%2F%283%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%283y%29%2F%283%29=%28-2x%2B6%29%2F%283%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Divide both sides by 3 to isolate y<br><br><br><IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y+=+%28-2x%29%2F%283%29%2B%286%29%2F%283%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y+=+%28-2x%29%2F%283%29%2B%286%29%2F%283%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Break up the fraction on the right hand side<br><br><br><IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y+=+%28-2%2F3%29x%2B2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y+=+%28-2%2F3%29x%2B2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Reduce and simplify<br><br><br>The original equation <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2x%2B3y=6 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2x%2B3y=6\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > (standard form) is equivalent to <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y+=+%28-2%2F3%29x%2B2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y+=+%28-2%2F3%29x%2B2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > (slope-intercept form)<br><br><br>The equation <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y+=+%28-2%2F3%29x%2B2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y+=+%28-2%2F3%29x%2B2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > is in the form <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y=mx%2Bb ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y=mx%2Bb\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > where <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=m=-2%2F3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"m=-2%2F3\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > is the slope and <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=b=2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"b=2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > is the y intercept.<br><br><br></TD></TR>\n" );
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