document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=66636>Question 66636</A>This question is from textbook <A HREF=http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0072549017/algebrahomeworkh>Beginning Algebra </A><BR>\n" );
document.write( ": <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Find the slope and the y-intercept.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y = 4x - 2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The answer I came up for this one is 2 for the slope. Is this correct? If not could you show me what I did wrong and explain how to find the slope and y-intercept. Thanks for your time and help.   </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "y = 4x - 2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "This equation is in slope-intercept form, <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=highlight%28y=mx%2Bb%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"highlight%28y=mx%2Bb%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, where m=slope and (0,b)=y-intercept.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y=highlight%284%29x-2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y=highlight%284%29x-2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > your slope, m=4.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y=4x%2Bhighlight%28-2%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y=4x%2Bhighlight%28-2%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > your y-intercept, (0,b)=(0,-2)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Happy Calculating!!! </SPAN>\n" );
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