SOLUTION: find the slope and the y intercept a. y = -2/5x - 3 b. 5y - 2x = 1

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Question 1199309: find the slope and the y intercept
a. y = -2/5x - 3
b. 5y - 2x = 1
Answer by MathLover1(20850) About Me  (Show Source):
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the slope-intercept form:
y=mx%2Bb where m is a slope and b is y intercept

a. y+=+-%282%2F5%29x+-+3
m=-%282%2F5%29-> a slope
b=-3-> y intercept


b. 5y+-+2x+=+1 write in slope-intercept form

5y+=2x%2B+1
y+=%282%2F5%29x%2B+1%2F5
m=2%2F5-> a slope
b=1%2F5-> y intercept