Question

How do I write the linear equation in slope - intercept form with slope=2/3 and y- intercept =-1

Answer 1

Do you know what slope intercept form is?

Answer 2

Yea

Answer 3

Can you type it out? Because after that, we will plug the slope in for m and the y intercept for b.

Answer 4

Slope= 2\3 yintercept= -1

Answer 5

That's what each of those values equal but not the actual form of the equation we're looking form. Can you try again?

Answer 6

Its slope- intercept
Y= MX +B

Answer 7

True. But... we were asking you for the EQUATION of a strai8ght line in slope-intercept form.

Point slope form is y-y1 = m (x - x1). This is not what we wanted, but it does illustrate one form of the equation of a line.

Slope-intercept form? You research this... type out the proper form Essential that you know this form of the equation of a straight line.

Answer 8

So now that you know that, you can plug in the slope (2/3) for the m value. Then plug in the y intercept (-1) for the B.

Answer 9

So it would be y= 2\3 -1

Answer 10

Yes! Good job! That is the correct answer!

Answer 11

Thank you

Answer 12

So what about 2x+8y=16

Answer 13

Well, with an 'x' in there, anyway.

Answer 14

Jus solve it for y. Show your best algebra skills.

Answer 15

@tkhunny Yes that too.
So for solve for y, and then once you do that, the equation will end up in slope intercept form

Answer 16

Would I subtract the 8y from 2y

Answer 17

When? Can you post the steps you are going through?

Answer 18

Yes
2x+8y=16

Answer 19

That's all I got

Answer 20

So first you would subtract 2x from both sides.

Answer 21

2x-8x=16
-2x. -2x

Answer 22

Let's keep track of the "8y", shall we?

Answer 23

2x-2x is zero. That leaves you with -8y on the left side. On the right side you'll have 16-2x.

Write out this new form of the equation.

Then, consider how you'd solve for y.