document.write( "Question 341705: Determine the slope and y intercept for the graph of 7x+4y=16 \n" ); document.write( "
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\n" ); document.write( "\"7x%2B4y=16\" Start with the given equation.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"4y=16-7x\" Subtract \"7x\" from both sides.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"4y=-7x%2B16\" Rearrange the terms.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"y=%28-7x%2B16%29%2F%284%29\" Divide both sides by \"4\" to isolate y.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"y=%28%28-7%29%2F%284%29%29x%2B%2816%29%2F%284%29\" Break up the fraction.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"y=-%287%2F4%29x%2B4\" Reduce.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "So the equation \"y=-%287%2F4%29x%2B4\" is now in slope intercept form \"y=mx%2Bb\" where the slope is \"m=-7%2F4\" and the y-intercept is \"b=4\" note: the y-intercept is the point \r
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