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

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Answer 1 · 2018-04-22T22:32:32

#5x-2y=8#

subtract #5x# from both sides

#-2y=8-5x#

y=#(8-5x)/2#

y= #(-5x)/2##-4#

#slope#=#(-5x)/2#

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