SOLUTION: Find the slope of 5y=-3. Also find the x and y-intercept and one additional point. I divided 5 from both sides. y= -3/5. Is -3/5 the y-intercept? How do I find the slope? An addit

Algebra ->  Linear-equations -> SOLUTION: Find the slope of 5y=-3. Also find the x and y-intercept and one additional point. I divided 5 from both sides. y= -3/5. Is -3/5 the y-intercept? How do I find the slope? An addit      Log On


   

Question 1016542: Find the slope of 5y=-3. Also find the x and y-intercept and one additional point.
I divided 5 from both sides. y= -3/5. Is -3/5 the y-intercept? How do I find the slope? An additional point? Please help me as I am so confused. Please simply your answer. Thank you.
Answer by josmiceli(19441) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
+5y+=+-3+
+y+=+-3%2F5+
It really helps to do this:
" I am a straight line and when I look at the y-axis, I always
see +-3%2F5+. When I look at the x-axis, I might see anything,
or I can specify what I want to see. "
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The only thing that satisfies this is a horizontal line ( zero slope )
that intersects the y-axis at ( 0, -3/5 )
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As for finding an additional point, just pick any x you
want for the point ( x , -3/5 ), like ( 3/19 , -3/5 )
This is any +x+ you choose on the horizontal line.
Hope this helps