SOLUTION: what is the slope of this line......2x+4y=8

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Question 440315: what is the slope of this line......2x+4y=8
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Solved by pluggable solver: DESCRIBE a linear EQUATION: slope, intercepts, etc
Equation describes a sloping line. For any
equation ax+by+c = 0, slope is .
  • X intercept is found by setting y to 0: ax+by=c becomes ax=c. that means that x = c/a. 8/2 = 4.
  • Y intercept is found by setting x to 0: the equation becomes by=c, and therefore y = c/b. Y intercept is 8/4 = 2.
  • Slope is -2/4 = -0.5.
  • Equation in slope-intercept form: y=-0.5*x+2.
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