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put this solution on YOUR website! What is the slope and y-intercept of 5y+4x=5
Rule:
1. Solve for y.
2. The slope equals the coefficient of x on the right side.
3. The y-intercept is the constant term on the right side
5y + 4x = 5
5y = 5 - 4x
Divide every term by 5
5y 5 4x
———— = ——— - ————
5 5 5
1 1
5y 5 4x
———— = ——— - ————
5 5 5
1 1
4x
y = 1 - ————
5
4
y = 1 - ———·x
5
Now that we have solved for y, the coefficient of x on
the right side is -4/5 so that's the slope. The constant
term on the right side in 1, so that's the y-intercept.
Actually the y-intercept is the point (0,1) on the y-axis.
Edwin
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