What is the slope-intercept form of #5x-7y = 2 #?

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Answer 1 · 2018-04-05T12:39:14

I tried this:

You need to isolate #y# to get to the form:

#y=mx+c#

where:

#m=# slope;
#c=# y-intercept.

In your case, isolating #y#:

#-7y=-5x+2#

#y=(-5)/(-7)x+2/(-7)#

#y=5/7x-2/7#