document.write( "Question 100873: the slope of the line 2x-5y=3
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Algebra.Com's Answer #73442 by jim_thompson5910(35256) $\"\"$ $\"About$

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Solved by pluggable solver: Converting Linear Equations in Standard form to Slope-Intercept Form (and vice versa)

Convert from standard form (Ax+By = C) to slope-intercept form (y = mx+b)

$\"2x-5y=3\"$ Start with the given equation

$\"2x-5y-2x=3-2x\"$ Subtract 2x from both sides

$\"-5y=-2x%2B3\"$ Simplify

$\"%28-5y%29%2F%28-5%29=%28-2x%2B3%29%2F%28-5%29\"$ Divide both sides by -5 to isolate y

$\"y+=+%28-2x%29%2F%28-5%29%2B%283%29%2F%28-5%29\"$ Break up the fraction on the right hand side

$\"y+=+%282%2F5%29x-3%2F5\"$ Reduce and simplify

The original equation $\"2x-5y=3\"$ (standard form) is equivalent to $\"y+=+%282%2F5%29x-3%2F5\"$ (slope-intercept form)

The equation $\"y+=+%282%2F5%29x-3%2F5\"$ is in the form $\"y=mx%2Bb\"$ where $\"m=2%2F5\"$ is the slope and $\"b=-3%2F5\"$ is the y intercept.

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