SOLUTION: write each equation in slope intercept form. Then find the slope and the y-intercept of the line determined by the equation. - 2 (x + 3y) = 5

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Question 128505This question is from textbook intermediate algebra
: write each equation in slope intercept form. Then find the slope and the y-intercept of the line determined by the equation.
- 2 (x + 3y) = 5 This question is from textbook intermediate algebra

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-2(X+3Y)=5
-2X-6Y=5
-6Y=2X+5
Y=2X/-6+5/-6
Y=-X/3-5/6 ANSWER.
THE LINE FORMULA IS:Y=mX+b WHERE m=SLOPE & b=Y INTERCEPT.
SLOPE=-1/3 & Y INTERCEPT=-5/6.