document.write( "Question 141082: determine the slope and the y intercept 3x-y =4 \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #102744 by jim_thompson5910(35256)\"\" \"About 
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First we need to solve for y to get it into slope intercept form\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"3x-y=4\" Start with the given equation\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"-y=4-3x\" Subtract \"3+x\" from both sides\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"-y=-3x%2B4\" Rearrange the equation\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"y=%28-3x%2B4%29%2F%28-1%29\" Divide both sides by \"-1\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"y=%28-3%2F-1%29x%2B%284%29%2F%28-1%29\" Break up the fraction\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"y=3x-4\" Reduce\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "So the equation is now in slope-intercept form (\"y=mx%2Bb\") where the slope is \"m=3\" and the y-intercept is \"b=-4\"
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