17x + 5y = –19

Answer 1

The equation you've provided is a linear equation in two variables, $x$ and $y$.

To express $y$ in terms of $x$ (or vice versa), we can rearrange the equation.

Starting with the given equation:

$$17x+5y=-19$$

1. Isolate $y$: $$5y=-19-17x$$

2. Divide every term by 5 to solve for $y$: $$y=-\frac{19}{5}-\frac{17}{5}x$$

Now, the equation can be rewritten as:

$$y=-\frac{17}{5}x-\frac{19}{5}$$

This is the slope-intercept form of the equation $y=mx+b$, where:

• $m=-\frac{17}{5}$ (the slope)
• $b=-\frac{19}{5}$ (the y-intercept)

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