SOLUTION: Write the equation in slope-intercept form. then find the slope and the y intercept of the line determined by the equation -2(x+3y) =5

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Question 113777: Write the equation in slope-intercept form. then find the slope and the y intercept of the line determined by the equation
-2(x+3y) =5
Answer by checkley71(8403) About Me  (Show Source):
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-2(X+3Y)=5
-2X-6Y=5
-6Y=2X+5
Y=2X/-6+5/-6
Y=-X/3-5/6
THIS LINE HAS A SLOPE OF -1/3 & A Y INTERCEPT OF -5/6.
+graph%28+300%2C+200%2C+-6%2C+5%2C+-5%2C+5%2C+y+=+-x%2F3+-5%2F6%29+ (graph 300x200 pixels, x from -6 to 5, y from -5 to 5, y = -x/3 -5/6).