document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=189820>Question 189820</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Please help.  Find the slope and y intercept of<BR>\n" );
document.write( "  - 2/3x + 4y = 8/3\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "That is suppose to be 2 over 3 with the negative sign in the middle and 8 over 3. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #142406 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><B>jim_thompson5910(35256)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><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=142406\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-%282%2F3%29x%2B4y=8%2F3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-%282%2F3%29x%2B4y=8%2F3\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Start with the given equation.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=cross%283%29%28-%282%2Fcross%283%29%29x%29%2B3%284y%29=cross%283%29%288%2Fcross%283%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"cross%283%29%28-%282%2Fcross%283%29%29x%29%2B3%284y%29=cross%283%29%288%2Fcross%283%29%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Multiply EVERY term by the LCD 3 to clear the fractions\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-2x%2B3%284y%29=8 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-2x%2B3%284y%29=8\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Simplify\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-2x%2B12y=8 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-2x%2B12y=8\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Multiply\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=12y=8%2B2x ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"12y=8%2B2x\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Add <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2x ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2x\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > to both sides.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=12y=2x%2B8 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"12y=2x%2B8\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Rearrange the terms.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y=%282x%2B8%29%2F%2812%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y=%282x%2B8%29%2F%2812%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Divide both sides by <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=12 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"12\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > to isolate y.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y=%282%2F%2812%29%29x%2B%288%29%2F%2812%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y=%282%2F%2812%29%29x%2B%288%29%2F%2812%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Break up the fraction.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y=%281%2F6%29x%2B2%2F3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y=%281%2F6%29x%2B2%2F3\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Reduce.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So the equation <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y=%281%2F6%29x%2B2%2F3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y=%281%2F6%29x%2B2%2F3\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > is now in slope intercept form <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y=mx%2Bb ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y=mx%2Bb\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > where the slope is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=m=1%2F6 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"m=1%2F6\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > and the y-intercept is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=b=2%2F3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"b=2%2F3\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "note: the y-intercept is the point <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE \left(0,\frac{2}{3}\right)\">\r<BR>\n" );
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