document.write( "Question 93697: what is the slope and y intercept of 5x-4y=20 \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #68244 by praseenakos@yahoo.com(507)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! Question:\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "what is the slope and y intercept of 5x-4y=20\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Answer:\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "First of all rewrite the given equation into the standard slope intercept form of a line, that is y = mx + b, where m is the slope and b is the slope of the equation.\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "5x - 4y = 20\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Subtract 5x from both sides.\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "==> 5x - 4y - 5x = 20 - 5x\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "==> -4y = 20 - 5x\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Divide both sides by -4\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "==> \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "==> \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Which can be written as, \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "So, slope of the given equation is, \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Hope you found the explanation useful.\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Regards.\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Praseena.\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |