document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=186101>Question 186101</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> graph the equation x-4y=2 </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #139545 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=hkelson><B>hkelson(7)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-05.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=hkelson><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=139545\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> In order to graph this equation it must be changed into slope-intercept form. To do this you will do the following steps:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x - 4y = 2 : Subtract x from both sides (this is to get the y by itself)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-4y = -x + 2 : Divide both sides by -4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y = 1/4x - 2/4 : Reduce to lowest terms<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y = 1/4x - 1/2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "If you have a graphing calculator just plug it into the y= and hit the graph button. Or if you have to write it down on graphing paper find the y-intercept and place a point and then use the slope to find the next point, up 1 and over 4. </SPAN>\n" );
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