SOLUTION: 5x+4y = 12 for y when graphed this equation would be a line by examining your answer what is the slope and y intercept of this line

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Question 193883: 5x+4y = 12 for y when graphed this equation would be a line by examining your answer what is the slope and y intercept of this line
Answer by jojo14344(1513) About Me  (Show Source):
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Given Line Eqn: 5x+4y = 12

Via Slope-Iintercept Form,system%28y=mx%2Bb%29, wheresystem%28m=Slope%2Cb=Yintercept%29

Continuing,
5x%2B4y=12
4y=-5x%2B12
cross%284%29y%2Fcross%284%29=%28-5x%2B12%29%2F4=%28-5%2F4%29x%2B12%2F4
reduced to,
red%28y=%28-5%2F4%29x%2B3%29
b=3, Y-Intercept,
m=-5%2F4, Slope

See graph,
--->You can see the Slope=m=-5%2F4=DELTA%28y%29%2FDELTA%28x%29.
From the Y-intercept (0,3), 4 steps to the right, then 5 steps down you get next point (4,-2).

Thank you,
Jojo