SOLUTION: the slope intercept form of x-2y=-4

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Question 125733: the slope intercept form of x-2y=-4
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) About Me  (Show Source):
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x-2y=-4 Start with the given equation


-2y=-4-x Subtract +x from both sides


-2y=-x-4 Rearrange the equation


y=%28-x-4%29%2F%28-2%29 Divide both sides by -2


y=%28-1%2F-2%29x%2B%28-4%29%2F%28-2%29 Break up the fraction


y=%281%2F2%29x%2B2 Reduce



So the equation is now in slope-intercept form (y=mx%2Bb) where the slope is m=1%2F2 and the y-intercept is b=2