document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=17123>Question 17123</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> How would you put x+4y=4 into slope-intercept form? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #8296 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=rapaljer><B>rapaljer(4671)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=rapaljer><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=rapaljer><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=8296\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> You have to solve for y.  This means to subtract x from each side:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x+ 4y = 4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x-x + 4y = -x + 4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4y = -x + 4\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Next divide each side by 4.  It's best to divide each term by 4 in this case:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "y = -x/4 + 1\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "This means that the y intercept is 1, and the slope is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28-1%29%2F4 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28-1%29%2F4\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.  Start at the y intercept of 1, and put a point.  Then go DOWN 1 and right 4 and put the next point.  The graph should look like this:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "R^2 at SCC </SPAN>\n" );
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