document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=490740>Question 490740</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> WHAT IS THE SLOPE AND Y-INTERCEPT OF THE LINE WHOSE EQUATION IS 2X-Y=8? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #334272 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=nerdybill><B>nerdybill(7384)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=nerdybill><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=nerdybill><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=334272\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Move terms around til it looks like the \"slope-intercept\" form:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y = mx + b<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2X-Y=8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "subtracting 2X from both sides:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-Y = -2X+8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "multiplying both sides by -1:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Y = 2X-8  <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "from inspection:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "slope is 2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y-intercept is at (0,-8)<BR>\n" );
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