How to find slope and y intercept from the equation ax+by=c?

solve for "y" so it is in the form y = mx + b.   "m" is the slope and "b" is the y-intercept.

ax + by = c

      by = -ax + c          subtracted "ax" from both sides

       y  = (-a/b)x  + c/b     divided both sides by "b"

slope is -a/b    and y-intercept is c/b

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step-by-step explanation: just trying to get points sorry : (

y = 5x + 17

step-by-step explanation:

a perpendicular line will be the opposite reciprocal slope of the given equation.   the slope given is -1/5 so the opposite reciprocal is 5

find b:

7 = 5 (-2) + b

7 = -10 + b

17 = b

write equation

y = 5x + 17