document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=415640>Question 415640</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> can you help me find what the slope and the y-intercept are in this problum<BR>\n" );
document.write( " f(x)= -8x-4 </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #291351 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Theo><B>Theo(13342)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Theo><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=Theo><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=291351\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> this equation is in the form of y = mx + b where m is the slope and b is the y intercept.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "f(x) = y = -8x - 4\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "m = -8 = slope\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "b = -4 = y intercept\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "graph of this equation is shown below:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the equation that is graphed is y = -8x - 4\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the y intercept is the value of y when x equals 0.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "when x = 0, y = -4.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the slope is -8.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "you can see this by tracking the change in y divided by the change in x.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "when x = 0, y = -4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "when x = 1, y = -12<BR>\n" );
document.write( "when x = 2, y = -20\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "let x1,y1 = 0,-4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "let x2,y2 = 2,-20\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x2-x1 = 2 - 0 = 2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y2 - y1 = -20 - (-4) = -16\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "change in y divided by change in x = -16 / 2 = -8 which is your slope.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "you can also see that the graph of the equation crosses the y axis when y = -4.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the value of y when x equals 0 falls on the y-axis.\r<BR>\n" );
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