SOLUTION: Find the slope and the y-intercept of the line: 3x + 5y + 10 = 0

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Question 319601: Find the slope and the y-intercept of the line:
3x + 5y + 10 = 0
Answer by Alan3354(69443) About Me  (Show Source):
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Find the slope and the y-intercept of the line:
3x + 5y + 10 = 0
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Put the eqn in slope-intercept form, y = mx + b
That means solve for y
y = (-5/3)x - 10/3
Slope m = -5/3
y-int b = -10/3