SOLUTION: Put the equation 4x - 3y = 21 into slope-intercept form.

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Question 174093: Put the equation 4x - 3y = 21 into slope-intercept form.
Answer by Mathtut(3670) About Me  (Show Source):
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slope intercept form is y=mx+b
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so we need to isolate the y term
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first add 3y to both sides
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3y+21=4x.........now subtract 21 from each side
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3y=4x-21......now divide all terms by 3
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y=%284%2F3%29x-7......there ya go ...slope is 4/3 and y intercept is -7