document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1248>Question 1248</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Find the slope and the y-intercept for the line.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "       8x - 4y = 12<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #391 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=usyim88hk><B>usyim88hk(158)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-09.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=usyim88hk><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=391\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> First put this in slope-intercept form:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "y=mx+b<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "8x - 4y = 12<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Subtract 8x from both sides<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "8x-4y-8x = 12-8x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-4y = -8x+12<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Then divide both sides by -4<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(-4y)/-4 = (-8x+12)/-4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y = -2x+3<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So now we know that -2 is the slope and 3 is the y-intercept </SPAN>\n" );
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