document.write( "Question 118757: what is the slope and y intercept for the line -10x-5y+20=0 \n" ); document.write( "
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"-5y%2B20=0%2B10x\"Add 10x to both sides\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"-5y=0%2B10x-20\"Subtract 20 from both sides\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"-5y=10x-20\" Combine like terms on the right side\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"y=%2810x-20%29%2F%28-5%29\" Divide both sides by -5 to isolate y\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"y=%2810x%29%2F%28-5%29-%2820%29%2F%28-5%29\" Break up the fraction\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"y=-2x%2B4\" Reduce\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "So the equation is in slope-intercept form y=mx+b where \"m=-2\" and \"b=4\"
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