Precalculus: Mathematics for Calculus, 7th Edition

Published by Brooks Cole
ISBN 10: 1305071751
ISBN 13: 978-1-30507-175-9

Chapter 1 - Review - Test - Page 138: 20

Answer

Slope-intercept form: $y=\frac{2}{3}x-5$ Slope: $\frac{2}{3}$ y-intercept: $-5$ or $(0,-5)$

Work Step by Step

$2x-3y=15$ $-3y=-2x+15$ $y=\frac{2}{3}x-5$ Slope is your coefficient of $x$, therefore $\frac{2}{3}$. Your y-intercept is the $b$ in your equation, therefore $-5$.
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