What is the slope-intercept form of #4x - 5y = 1 #?

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Answer 1 · 2015-12-12T04:19:04

#y=4/5x-1/5#

#y=mx+b#

So rearrange the formula

#-5y=-4x+1#

y needs to have a coefficeint of 1 so divide by -5 on both sides

#(-5y)/-5=(-4x+1)/-5#

#y=4/5x-1/5#