document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=781616>Question 781616</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> How would you find the slope and y-intercept of these lines:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y=3x-8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4x-2y=-7<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x/4+y/3=1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Thank you <BR>\n" );
document.write( "p.s I did try but just don't understand :(<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #476002 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=algebrahouse.com><B>algebrahouse.com(1659)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-12.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=algebrahouse.com><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=algebrahouse.com><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=476002\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Slope-intercept form is y = mx + b<BR>\n" );
document.write( "m is the slope<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b is the y-intercept\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Get all equations in slope-intercept form and pick out the slope and y-intercept.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y = 3x - 8 {already in slope-intercept form}<BR>\n" );
document.write( "slope = 3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y-intercept = -8\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "4x - 2y = -7 <BR>\n" );
document.write( "-2y = -4x - 7 {subtracted 4x from each side}<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y = 2x + 7/2 {divided each side by -2}<BR>\n" );
document.write( "slope = 2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y-intercept = 7/2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x/4 + y/3 = 1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "12(x/4 + y/3 = 1) {multiplied entire equation by least common denominator, 12, to eliminate fractions}<BR>\n" );
document.write( "12(x/4) + 12(y/3) = 12(1) {multiplied each term by 12}<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3x + 4y = 12 {multiplied}<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4y = -3x + 12 {subtracted 3x from each side}<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y = (-3/4)x + 3 {divided each side by 4}<BR>\n" );
document.write( "slope = -3/4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y-intercept = 3<BR>\n" );
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