document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=702866>Question 702866</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Find the slope and the y intercept of the following linear equation <BR>\n" );
document.write( " x + 4y = -4 </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%2B4y=-4 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%2B4y=-4\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Start with the given equation.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=4y=-4-x ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"4y=-4-x\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Subtract <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > from both sides.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=4y=-x-4 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"4y=-x-4\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Rearrange the terms.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y=%28-x-4%29%2F%284%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y=%28-x-4%29%2F%284%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Divide both sides by <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=4 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"4\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > to isolate y.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y=%28%28-1%29%2F%284%29%29x%2B%28-4%29%2F%284%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y=%28%28-1%29%2F%284%29%29x%2B%28-4%29%2F%284%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Break up the fraction.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y=-%281%2F4%29x-1 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y=-%281%2F4%29x-1\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Reduce.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So the equation <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y=-%281%2F4%29x-1 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y=-%281%2F4%29x-1\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > is now in slope intercept form <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y=mx%2Bb ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y=mx%2Bb\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > where the slope is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=m=-1%2F4 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"m=-1%2F4\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > and the y-intercept is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=b=-1 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"b=-1\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > note: the y-intercept is the point <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE \left(0,-1\right)\"><BR>\n" );
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