document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=138158>Question 138158</A>This question is from textbook <A HREF=http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0395977223/algebrahomeworkh>Algebra Structure and Method</A><BR>\n" );
document.write( ": <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Could you help me with this problem?  2x-y= -4\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So far i have that you have to move the 2x over with the negative 4 and you subtract 2x from that and i don't know what to do after that because you have to find the slope and the y-intercept and i don't know how to find it?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "So could you please help me?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Thank you so much and i appreciate it!!!!! </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #100890 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Earlsdon><B>Earlsdon(6294)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Earlsdon><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=100890\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Do you have to find the slope and the y-intercept?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Rewrite the equation in the slope-intercept form: y = mx+b<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x-y = -4 Add y to both sides.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x = y-4 Now add 4 to both sides.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x+4 = y  or<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y = 2x+4  Compare with the slope-intercept form.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y = mx+b and you can see that the slope, m = 2 and the y-intercept, b = 4 </SPAN>\n" );
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