How do you write the equation in slope intercept form given $10x - 5y = -20$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2016-04-02T20:07:23

$y = 2x + 4$

Slope intercept form is represented as:

y = mx + c,
where, m is slope and c is y-intercept.

Our objective is to convert the given equation into this form, with only y on the LHS with a coefficient +1. This can be done as follows:

Given,

$10x - 5y = -20$
$"or," -5y = -10x - 20$
$"or," cancel(-5)y = cancel(-5) (2x + 4)$
$"Therefore, " y = 2x + 4$

How do you write the equation in slope intercept form given 10x - 5y = -2010x - 5y = -20?