SOLUTION: What is the slope-intercept form of x - y = -8?

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Question 374674: What is the slope-intercept form of x - y = -8?
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) About Me  (Show Source):
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x-y=-8 Start with the given equation.


-y=-8-x Subtract x from both sides.


-y=-x-8 Rearrange the terms.


y=%28-x-8%29%2F%28-1%29 Divide both sides by -1 to isolate y.


y=%28%28-1%29%2F%28-1%29%29x%2B%28-8%29%2F%28-1%29 Break up the fraction.


y=x%2B8 Reduce.


So the equation y=x%2B8 is now in slope intercept form y=mx%2Bb where the slope is m=1 and the y-intercept is b=8 note: the y-intercept is the point


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