Question

Write the equation y - 4 = -2(x - 5) in slope-intercept form.

Answer 1

Do you know what Slope-Intercept form looks like?

We use Slope-Intercept Form to show a linear line through an equation that makes the "Slope" and the "Y-Intercept" very easy to see.

The form: y = mx+b is called the Slope-Intercept Form because the "m" is the slope, and the "b" is the y-intercept, and very easy too see!

So you need to put your equation [which right now is in (Point-Slope) form], into y = mx+b form.

Are you with me so far?

Answer 2

yes, I don't know how to convert.

Answer 3

Well let's do this, let's isolate y onto the left side of the equation by itself so at least that part looks like y = mx+b, do you know how to do that?

Answer 4

Add 4 to both sides?

Answer 5

Exactly!