Question

Write the following equation in slope-intercept form. 3x-2y= 5

Answer 1

Answer:

y= (3/2)x - (5/2)

Step-by-step explanation:

Slope-intercept form is y=mx+b. So, 3x-2y=5 can be rearranged to slope-intercept form.

We need to isolate the y and get it by itself, so let's subtract the 3x from both sides.

-> -2y = 5 - 3x

Now we need to get rid of the -2 so that the y will be completely alone. So, divide the -2 from both sides of the equation.

-> y = (5/-2) (-3x/-2)

Now rearrange, and the negatives from the 3x and 2 cancel each other out and we are left with:

-> y = 3/2 x - 5/2