SOLUTION: How would I rewrite the equation 2x - 3y = -6 as a function of x?

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Question 120525: How would I rewrite the equation 2x - 3y = -6 as a function of x?
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2x-3y=-6 Start with the given equation


2x-3y-2x=-6-2x Subtract 2x from both sides


-3y=-2x-6 Simplify


%28-3y%29%2F%28-3%29=%28-2x-6%29%2F%28-3%29 Divide both sides by -3 to isolate y


y+=+%28-2x%29%2F%28-3%29%2B%28-6%29%2F%28-3%29 Break up the fraction on the right hand side


y+=+%282%2F3%29x%2B2 Reduce and simplify


The original equation 2x-3y=-6 (standard form) is equivalent to y+=+%282%2F3%29x%2B2 (slope-intercept form)


The equation y+=+%282%2F3%29x%2B2 is in the form y=mx%2Bb where m=2%2F3 is the slope and b=2 is the y intercept.