SOLUTION: X+2y=8 for graphing

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Question 365599: X+2y=8 for graphing
Answer by ewatrrr(24785) About Me  (Show Source):
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Hi, 

*Note: solving for y puts the equation into the slope-intercept form

x + 2y = 8

y = (-1/2)x + 4

y = mx + b where m is the slope and b is the y-intercept.

(0,4) a Pt on the line and slope (-1/2)tels us: 

(2,3)&(4,2) are also a points on the line (as y decreases by 1, x increases by 2)