document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=705931>Question 705931</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> My sister is having trouble with her math, and her teacher won't help her. I think this is a linear equation. In standard form already. It is confusing us.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "4x+y=0  Standard Form, y-intercept                                                 <BR>\n" );
document.write( "A=4  B=1  C=0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Her teacher did<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4x+1y=0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-4x   -4x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y= -4/1+0  (The / here means over) for y-intercept she had m=-4/-1    b=0    HOw does this work? She doesn't believe in doing it any other way, but her way could someone please help us out here? Please explain, and another thing the teacher doesn't believe in subtraction.  </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #434877 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><B>jim_thompson5910(35256)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><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=434877\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> If you want to convert 4x+y = 0 to slope intercept form then\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "4x + y = 0\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "4x + y - 4x = 0 - 4x\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "y = -4x\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The equation is now in slope intercept form y = mx+b where m = -4 (the slope) and b = 0 (the y-intercept)\r<BR>\n" );
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