document.write( "Question 793979: i have to solve these problems in algebra and i really dont understand it. now I have to figure out the slope and the y-intercept. can you help me understand it so i can do my homework? \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "slope for this one: 3x * 4y = 12\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "y-ionercept for this one: 4x + y= 8 \n" ); document.write( "
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For both of these we want to put them in the \"slope/intercept form, that is:
\n" ); document.write( "y = mx + b, where
\n" ); document.write( "m = the slope
\n" ); document.write( "b = the y intercept (occurs when x = 0)
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\n" ); document.write( "slope for this one:
\n" ); document.write( "3x + 4y = 12
\n" ); document.write( "subtract 3x from both sides
\n" ); document.write( "4y = -3x + 12
\n" ); document.write( "divide both sides by 4
\n" ); document.write( "y = \"-3%2F4\"x + 3, this is the slope/intercept form
\n" ); document.write( "You can see the slope (m) is \"-3%2F4\"
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\n" ); document.write( "y-intercept for this one:
\n" ); document.write( " 4x + y = 8
\n" ); document.write( "Subtract 4x from both sides
\n" ); document.write( "y = -4x + 8; this is the slope intercept form
\n" ); document.write( "You can see that the y intercept (b) is 8, occurs when x=0
\n" ); document.write( "y will equal 8 when x = 0 right?
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\n" ); document.write( "Think you can knock out this home-work now? \n" ); document.write( "
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