Q. Put the following equation of a line into slope-intercept form, simplifying all fractions.20y−12x=−20Answer:
Isolate y term: Isolate the term with y on one side of the equation.To do this, we will add 12x to both sides of the equation 20y−12x=−20.20y−12x+12x=−20+12xThis simplifies to:20y=12x−20
Divide by coefficient: Divide every term by the coefficient of y to solve for y. The coefficient of y is 20, so we divide each term by 20 to isolate y. 2020y=2012x−2020 This simplifies to: y=2012x−1
Simplify fraction: Simplify the fraction in the slope term.The fraction 2012 can be simplified by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their greatest common divisor, which is 4.(2012)=(20÷412÷4)This simplifies to:(2012)=53So the equation becomes:y=(53)x−1
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