Convert the equation 5x + 4y = 0 to a linear function y = kx m. What are k and m?

univerkov | June 26, 2021 | education

To bring the equation 5x + 4y = 0 to the form of a linear function y = kx + m, we first move all y to the right side of the equation, and all x to the left:

5x + 4y = 0;

4y = – 5x.

We divide both sides of the equation by the coefficient pr y (4):

y = – 5x / 4;

y = (- 5/4) * x is a linear function, where k = – 5/4, m = 0.

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