document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=5810>Question 5810</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> What is the y-intercept of the line with the equation 4x + 2y=12?  Please help me? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #3057 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Abbey><B>Abbey(339)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-10.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Abbey><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=3057\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> put this in the form of y=mx + b, and the \"b\" will be the y intercept value:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4x+2y=12<BR>\n" );
document.write( "subtract 4x from both sides:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2y=-4x+12<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Divide both sides by 2:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y=-2x+6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "the y intercept occurs at (0,6)<BR>\n" );
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