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: $(0,-4)$

How do you find the slope and intercept of 5x-2y=85x-2y=8?