How do you find the slope and intercept of $5 x - 2 y = 8$ $5x-2y=8$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2018-04-22T22:32:32

$5 x - 2 y = 8$ $5x-2y=8$

subtract $5 x$ $5x$ from both sides

$- 2 y = 8 - 5 x$ $-2y=8-5x$

y= $\frac{8 - 5 x}{2}$ $(8-5x)/2$

y= $\frac{- 5 x}{2}$ $(-5x)/2$ $- 4$ $-4$

$s l o p e$ $slope$ = $\frac{- 5 x}{2}$ $(-5x)/2$

y-intercept: $(0, - 4)$ $(0,-4)$

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