document.write( "Question 125733: the slope intercept form of x-2y=-4 \n" ); document.write( "
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"-2y=-4-x\" Subtract \"+x\" from both sides\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"-2y=-x-4\" Rearrange the equation\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"y=%28-x-4%29%2F%28-2%29\" Divide both sides by \"-2\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"y=%28-1%2F-2%29x%2B%28-4%29%2F%28-2%29\" Break up the fraction\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"y=%281%2F2%29x%2B2\" Reduce\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "So the equation is now in slope-intercept form (\"y=mx%2Bb\") where the slope is \"m=1%2F2\" and the y-intercept is \"b=2\"
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