document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=57774>Question 57774</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Find the slope.  can someone help me.  thanks\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "A line parallel to the graph of 4X-y=0 </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #39459 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=oberobic><B>oberobic(2304)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=oberobic><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=39459\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The general formula is y = mx + b.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Your given equation is 4x - y = 0.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Adding y to both side of the equation yields: 4x = y, which is the same as saying y = 4x.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "In the general formula, the coefficient m is the slope.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So in this problem, the slope is the coefficient of x, which is 4.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Note that in the general formula, \"b\" is simply a constant that is the same as the y-axis intercept (or y-intercept). In this case, it is zero. </SPAN>\n" );
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