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How do you convert x=-2y-3 to y=mx+b form

User Shamsheer
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The answer is: y = -1/2x - 3/2

Step-by-step explanation:

x = -2y-3

Switch the x and the y values

-2y = x - 3

Divide both sides by negative two:

y = -x/2 - 3/2

or

y = -1/2x - 3/2
User Chris Yin
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Answer:

y = -1/2x - 3/2

Step-by-step explanation:

Isolate the y variable and divide the equation by two.

User Car
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