The slope-intercept form is
[tex]y=mx+b[/tex]We have
[tex]4x-5y=-17[/tex]so we need to isolate the y
[tex]-5y=-4x-17[/tex][tex]y=\frac{-4}{-5}+\frac{-17}{-5}[/tex]We simplify
[tex]y=\frac{4}{5}x+\frac{17}{5}[/tex]ANSWER
The equation in slope-intercept form is
[tex]y=\frac{4}{5}x+\frac{17}{5}[/tex]