document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=101899>Question 101899</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> how do you write in slope form y=mx+b\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "and whats the slope? \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x+y=5 </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #74108 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=doukungfoo><B>doukungfoo(195)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-09.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=doukungfoo><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=doukungfoo><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=74108\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Writing the equation for a line in slope intercept form is just a matter of setting the equation equal to y<BR>\n" );
document.write( "So for <BR>\n" );
document.write( "x + y = 5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "move the x to the other side of the equation by subtracting x from both sides<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x - x + y = 5 - x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y = 5 - x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Now for slope intercept form when need the x to be placed directly after the equal sign. so lets make that adjustment<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y = -x + 5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Ok so now we have x + y = 5 written in slope intercept form y = mx + b<BR>\n" );
document.write( "m is the slope<BR>\n" );
document.write( "and b is the y intercept<BR>\n" );
document.write( "so in our equation <BR>\n" );
document.write( "y = -x + 5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "the slope is -1 or -1/1 <BR>\n" );
document.write( "and the y intercept is 5 </SPAN>\n" );
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