document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=249493>Question 249493</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Find the slope and the y-intercept of the line 2x-8y=4 </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Let's put this 2x-8y=4 into this equation:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y=1/4x-1/2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Now we know the slope is 1/4 and the y intercept is -1/2.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The general form you want to get these in is y=mx+b where \"m\" is the slope and b is the y intercept. <BR>\n" );
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