document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=58552>Question 58552</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> This is Graphing Linear Equations.  Can you please help me solve this problem?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x+2y=-8.  Thank you for any help you can offer. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #40186 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=checkley71><B>checkley71(8403)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=checkley71><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=40186\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> THE STANDARD FORMULA FOR A LINE IS Y=mX+b WHEN m=THE SLOPE & b=THE Y INTERCEPT\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "X=2Y=-8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2Y=-X-8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2Y=-X-8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Y=-X/2-8/2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Y=-X/2-4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "THEN THE SLOPE=-1/2 AND THE Y INTERCEPT=-4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "YOU CAN ALSO FIND THE X INTERCEPT BYU SETTING Y=0 AND SOLVIONG FOR X. THUS:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "0=-X/2-4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-X/2=4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "X=-2*4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "X=-8 OR (-8,0)& THE Y INTERCCEPT IS EXPRESSED AS (0,-4)  </SPAN>\n" );
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