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How to find slope and y intercept from the equation ax+by=c?

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  • 08-09-2018

solve for "y" so it is in the form y = mx + b.   "m" is the slope and "b" is the y-intercept.

ax + by = c

      by = -ax + c          subtracted "ax" from both sides

       y  = (-a/b)x  + c/b     divided both sides by "b"

Answer: slope is -a/b    and y-intercept is c/b


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