NT, I need help in math again...

[burymeag]

And yes, I tried reading through my textbook, tried going on youtube, tried googling, tried reading my notes but im just NOT getting it.

Like right now, i learn how to find the slope for one problem, then the next problem is COMPLETELY something different but theyre asking me to find the slope for it. I just sit here and rage 

I think I have some mental illness with numbers because i cant even get this basic math down (Im taking Finite Math in college aka basic math)

When it comes to any liberal arts class (history, poli sci, english, etc) i can get it like flying colors. But with numbers I feel like im honestly mentally challenged 

I got like... a 560 on my SAT math and im pretty sure thats above avg. but i just dont know whats wrong with me....

Im a Sophomore in college btw and my major is history education (tryna be a history teacher)

 

[createdestroy]

wait+period > lame threads

 

[frankmatthews]

What was the question?

 

[Sir San Diego]

Bruh...

Are you really struggling with slope?



Aren't there like 3 different formulas to figure that **** out?

 

[burymeag]

What was the question?

Find the sloper for: y-3=5(x+4)

The answer is 5/4 (Yes, i looked at the back of my book smh) but im trying to learn how to get that.

Do I put it in standard form first? (which i also had trouble doing... smh)

but when i tried i get stuck here:

y-3=5(x+4)

add 3 to get y by itself right?

so y=3+5(x+4).....?

i honestly have no idea wtf to do. I know in y=mx + b "m" is the slope..

wait+period > lame threads

Cool. Go cry somewhere else.

 

[k town trash]

a slope.... son

 

[Sir San Diego]

Just put it in slope intercept form.

 

[burymeag]

Bruh...

Are you really struggling with slope?

Aren't there like 3 different formulas to figure that **** out?

Again, i honestly think i have a mental disorder. I already have adhd so maybe that plays a factor? idk even know. glad its funny tho

 

[pacers31]

i hope you're trolling

 

[Sir San Diego]

My bad. Why don't you youtube a few walk-throughs?

I'm laughing because you're on NT asking for help instead of helping yourself.

 

[burymeag]

My bad. Why don't you youtube a few walk-throughs?

I'm laughing because you're on NT asking for help instead of helping yourself.

uhh did you even read what I wrote? I tried everything I could to help myself. Google, my notes, youtube, kahn academy.com or whatever its called..

its like once i get a problem down, the next problem is something completely different to me 

 

[burymeag]

 
Like someone said earlier, put it in Slope-Intercept form (y=mx + b). You are correct, "m" is the slope.

So how do you go from y-3=5(x+4) to the slope intercept form? We have to isolate the y variable.

Don't confuse yourself by moving things around UNTIL you get rid of all parenthesis.

So we can say the original equation is the same as:

y-3=5x+20

Now, we can move the 3 over.

y=5x+23

That is slope intercept form. The slope is 5 (mx, where m = 5). Your book should say 5, that is the correct answer.

Let me know if that makes sense.

the book says the answer is 5/4 though.. and when you moved the 3 over, doesnt it go to the furthest left?

so it'll look like y=3+5x=20....?

 

[soleasian]

Bruh...

Are you really struggling with slope?



Aren't there like 3 different formulas to figure that **** out?

OP failed the written permit test twice

 

Like someone said earlier, put it in Slope-Intercept form (y=mx + b). You are correct, "m" is the slope.

So how do you go from y-3=5(x+4) to the slope intercept form? We have to isolate the y variable.

Don't confuse yourself by moving things around UNTIL you get rid of all parenthesis.

So we can say the original equation is the same as:

y-3=5x+20

Now, we can move the 3 over.

y=5x+23

That is slope intercept form. The slope is 5 (mx, where m = 5). Your book should say 5, that is the correct answer.





Let me know if that makes sense.

the book says the answer is 5/4 though.. and when you moved the 3 over, doesnt it go to the furthest left?

so it'll look like y=3+5x=20....?

When it goes over, it would be at the furtherest right:

y= 5(x+4) + 3
y=5x+20+3
y=5x+23

 

[burymeag]

 
The book is incorrect. I checked my answer twice and used Wolfram Alpha to confirm.

You added an extra equals sign, you can't do that. When I move the 3 over, it crosses over the equals sign and can go anywhere on that side of the equation. I chose to keep it on the right side for clarity. It became y = 5x + 20 + 3.

If you have trouble with this, go to your TA. It is hard to explain math through text on the internet. Your university must offer some sort of tutoring.

oh i meant y= 3 + 5x + 20. so i cant do that either? it always goes to the furthest right?

and are you 1000000000% sure the book is wrong? 

 

 

[akajae]

 

The book is incorrect. I checked my answer twice and used Wolfram Alpha to confirm.

You added an extra equals sign, you can't do that. When I move the 3 over, it crosses over the equals sign and can go anywhere on that side of the equation. I chose to keep it on the right side for clarity. It became y = 5x + 20 + 3.


If you have trouble with this, go to your TA. It is hard to explain math through text on the internet. Your university must offer some sort of tutoring.

oh i meant y= 3 + 5x + 20. so i cant do that either? it always goes to the furthest right?

and are you 1000000000% sure the book is wrong?   

you can do it this way...

just remember to follow the order of operations.

And I also got 5 as the slope.

 

[a blinkin]

The answer is y=5x+23, with 5 being the slope.

You distribute the 5 to the factors in the parentheses before you carry over the 3 to leave y stand alone.

 

[frankmatthews]

Is all the info given in the problem in your posts? Looks like they are using rise/run. You can plot that line and will likely get the 5/4 answer using the intercepts. It's been ages since I've done this stuff tho so i'm not sure.

 

[offbad]

why is this homework help thread permitted. 

 

[AgentZero]

 
why is this homework help thread permitted. 

I actually think it'd be a good idea to make an official homework help thread instead of having several threads of one question each. Now that classes are starting up again I think NTers could really help each other out.

 

[dt43]

'Homework help' threads are against the rules though

 

[AgentZero]

'Homework help' threads are against the rules though

Oh never mind then, good catch

 

[fontaine]

'Homework help' threads are against the rules though

Any legitimacy as to why they're excluded?

I mean... If there's a real question, and the teacher allows outside help, what's the problem?

99% are on Google anyways.

 

[deleted]

'Homework help' threads are against the rules though

I don't understand that.

It's not like he's just asking for answers and nothing else. He actually wants to learn how to solve it himself.

 

[af1 1982]

Post your questions, ill solve them step by step, take a pic and post it here. Engineering major ftw, I know you won't encounter anhing harder than the stuff I went through (no offense intended)

 

[zapatohead408]

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