## anonymous 3 years ago –3x + 2y = 8 change to slope intercept form show all steps.

1. anonymous

Slope intercept form is y=mx+b Step 1: Isolate the term with the y variable

2. anonymous

2y=11

3. anonymous

You can't combine 3x and 8 because 3x has a variable and 8 doesn't

4. anonymous

ok so?

5. anonymous

It will be 2y=3x+8, but you still have to remove the number attached to y by dividing both sides by that number

6. anonymous

how do you do that

7. anonymous

@hal_stirrup

8. anonymous

can you help ?

9. anonymous

Don't you know how to manipulate equations ?

10. anonymous

no

11. anonymous

then you should go back to basic equations and practice that so you can get this. dont build a house of card . solid maths foundation is key.

12. anonymous

You need to divide both sides by 2 to remove the 2 that is with the y variable If it was a fraction, you would multiply by the denominator to cancel it out

13. anonymous

For the other side, simply divide both terms by 2 to get your answer.

14. anonymous

2y=3x+8 3x 4y ??

15. anonymous

ok . lets say y/2=x solve for x? what operator do you need to use?

16. anonymous

idkk :(

17. anonymous

18. anonymous

divide?

19. anonymous

divide what?

20. anonymous

y and 2?

21. anonymous

nop

22. anonymous

dammit

23. anonymous

ok if i say to you make y/2 to y what do you have to do. note that y/2 is really $y\frac{ 1 }{ 2 }$

24. anonymous

darn idk

25. anonymous

Sh!+

26. anonymous
27. anonymous

its easy . trust me. ;)

28. anonymous

Can you just please give me the answer? this is the last question.

29. anonymous

no sorry NOT allowed . website rules.

30. anonymous

rules are mint to be broken

31. anonymous

JK

32. anonymous

no not here and not for me.

33. anonymous

Alright sounds like people are harsh over here. The slope formula is mx+b=y So thus you need to get the equation above like it.. -3x+2y=8 First, I would add 3x to both sides. So it's like 3x+(-3x) +2y = 8 -3x, the 3x's on the left will cancel. So you will get 2y = 8-3x. So now it's almost in the mx + b =y form you have have the extra 2 in the 2y So now you need to divide both equations by 2 to eliminate the 2y. Thus it would be like... 2y/2 = 8-3x/2 or you can write it like y = 8/2-3x/2... finally the 8/2 can be reduced to 4 SO finally the answer would be... y = 4 - 3/2x

34. anonymous

actually time out let me fix that.. it won't be -3/2x it should be +3/2x it will actually be y = 4 + 3/2x

35. anonymous

Thank you very much

36. anonymous

You're welcome!