SOLUTION: how do you change -2x=2y+5 into slope-intercept form?

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Question 170579: how do you change -2x=2y+5 into slope-intercept form?
Found 2 solutions by Alan3354, nerdybill:
Answer by Alan3354(69443) About Me  (Show Source):
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how do you change -2x=2y+5 into slope-intercept form?
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You solve for y.
-2x=2y+5
2y = -2x - 5
y = -x -5/2
That's it.
m = -1
b = -5/2

Answer by nerdybill(7384) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The "slope-intercept" form is:
y = mx + b
where
m is slope
b is y-intercept
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-2x=2y+5
-2y-2x = 5
-2y = 2x + 5
y = (2/-2)x + (5/-2)
y = -x + (-5/2)