Question

Rewrite the following equation in slope intercept form.3x + 17y = 5

Answer 1

We are given a line equation and asked to transform it into the slope-intercept form, that is:

`y=mx+b`

To do that, we solve for "y" in the given equation

`3x+17y=5`

Subtracting 3x on both sides

`17y=5-3x`

Dividing by 17 on both sides

`y=(5-3x)/(17)`

separating the denominator

`y=(5)/(17)-(3x)/(17)`

And thus we get the desired equation.