document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1077314>Question 1077314</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> How do you rewrite an equation 2y+5x=-8 in slope intercept form, which is the slope and which is the y intercept </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "The slope/intercept form: y = mx + b, where m is the slope; b is the y intercept<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2y + 5x = -8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2y = -5x - 8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Divide equation by 2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-5%2F2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-5%2F2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >x - 4<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "y = -2.5x - 4<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "You can see the slope is -2.5 and the y intercept is -4 </SPAN>\n" );
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