Question

slope intercept form of -9x+10y=-9

Answer 1

Welcome to OpenStudy! How do you think you would start this?

Answer 2

@jasminemarieee ?

Answer 3

Slope intercept form is:

y = mx + b

-9x + 10y = -9

So we want to get 'y' by itself on one side of the equation, so let's start by adding 9x to both sides. Can you do that? @jasminemarieee

Answer 4

Slope intercept is y = mx+c
Add 9x both sides
-9x+10y+9x=9x-9
10y=9x-9
Divide each side by 10
y=(9/10)x-(9/10)
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Answer 5

oops! i meant add -9x :P

Answer 6

Actually @DuckDynsatyfan923 we have to add 9x, not subtract.

Answer 7

:P brain fart

Answer 8

Subtracting a negative number is the same as adding though, subract -9x = +-9x

Answer 9

That's still wrong..lol

Answer 10

That was pointing to @DuckDynastyfan923 's comment, not yours @sleepyjess lol

Answer 11

For some reason my tags aren't working..I have to type the whole tag out..

Answer 12

That also happens to me

Answer 13

@jasminemarieee are you still here?

Answer 14

Anyway, adding -9x is the same thing as subtracting..

Answer 15

goodness im sorry im here!

Answer 16

No problem,

Slope intercept form is:

y = mx + b

-9x + 10y = -9

So we want to get 'y' by itself on one side of the equation, so let's start by adding 9x to both sides. Can you do that? @jasminemarieee

Answer 17

@iGreen. okay how would i do that? there is an x and it confuses me

Answer 18

-9x + 10y = -9 add -9x on both sides to get 10y = 9x -9

Answer 19

We just add it like anything else, but we don't combine it with anything:

-9x + 10y = -9

Add 9x to both sides:

10y = -9 + 9x

See? We just added it to -9.

Answer 20

ohhhhhh that makes sense!!

Answer 21

then divide both sides by 10. can you do that?