SOLUTION: put the equation 5x-7y=9 into slope intercept form

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Question 240761: put the equation 5x-7y=9 into slope intercept form
Answer by rapaljer(4671) About Me  (Show Source):
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To put this in slope intercept form, you have to solve for y. Start by subtracting 5x from each side.

5x-7y=9

-7y=-5x+9

Now divide by -7:
%28-7y%29%2F-7=+%28-5x%29%2F-7%2B9%2F-7
y=%285%2F7%29x+-9%2F7

Dr. Robert J. Rapalje, Retired
Seminole State College of Florida
Altamonte Springs Campus