document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=537074>Question 537074</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> How do you change 4x-2y=10 into slope-intercept form? I have no idea what to do. Thanks for your time. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "The \"slope-intercept\" form of a line is:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y = mx + b<BR>\n" );
document.write( "all you need to do, is to rearrange the terms of the given equation to make it look like the form above...<BR>\n" );
document.write( "You started with:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4x-2y=10<BR>\n" );
document.write( "begin by subtracting 4x from both sides:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-4x+4x-2y = -4x+10<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-2y = -4x+10<BR>\n" );
document.write( "multiply both sides by -1:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2y = 4x-10<BR>\n" );
document.write( "divide both sides by 2:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y = 2x-5 (this is what they're looking for) </SPAN>\n" );
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