College Algebra (6th Edition)

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ISBN 10: 0-32178-228-3
ISBN 13: 978-0-32178-228-1

Chapter 2 - Functions and Graphs - Exercise Set 2.3 - Page 255: 64

Answer

$a)$ $y=\dfrac{6}{5}x-4$ $b)$ $m=\dfrac{6}{5}$ and $b=-4$ $c)$

Work Step by Step

$6x-5y-20=0$ The slope-intercept form of the equation of a line $y=mx+b$, where $m$ is the slope of the line and $b$ is its $y$-intercept $a)$ $6x-5y-20=0$ Take $5y$ to the right side of the equation: $6x-20=5y$ Rearrange: $5y=6x-20$ Take the $5$ to divide the right side: $y=\dfrac{6}{5}x-4$ The equation is now in slope-intercept form. $b)$ Comparing the obtained equation to the slope-intercept form of the equation of a line shown at the top, it can be seen that $m=\dfrac{6}{5}$ and $b=-4$ The slope of the given line is $m=\dfrac{6}{5}$ and its $y$-intercept is $(0,-4)$ $c)$ The graph is shown below:
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