SOLUTION: Find the slope, if it exists x + 8y = 16

Question 148026: Find the slope, if it exists
x + 8y = 16
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

Start with the given equation.

Subtract from both sides.

Divide both sides by to isolate .

Simplify.

So the equation is now in slope intercept form where the slope is and the y-intercept is , which is the point (0,2).

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