document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=126567>Question 126567</A>This question is from textbook <A HREF=http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0131492624/algebrahomeworkh></A><BR>\n" );
document.write( ": <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Find the slope and the y intercept of the line with the given equation.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "y=4x-2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I have tried using the textbook but I just really don't understand how to solve the problem. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #92709 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=marcsam823><B>marcsam823(57)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-08.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=marcsam823><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/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=92709\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The equation of a line is represented by the expression y = mx + b, where:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "m = the slope of a line (how steep the line is)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b = the y-intercept (where the line crosses the y-axis)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x,y = x an y coordinates <BR>\n" );
document.write( "This problem is asking you to identify the parts of the equation.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Therefore:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "In y = 4x - 2 (can also be written as y = 4x + (-2))<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The slope (m) = 4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The y-intercept (b) = -2\r<BR>\n" );
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