3 x + 2 y = 5 2 y = − 3 x + 5 y = − 2 3 x + 2 5
An example of an equation in the form A x + B y = C is 3 x + 2 y = 6 . Upon converting this to slope-intercept form, we find y = − 2 3 x + 3 . This shows that the slope is negative and the line crosses the y-axis at (0, 3).
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