document.write( "Question 128870: what is the slope of the line 8x+2y=64? \n" ); document.write( "
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"8x%2B2y=64\" Start with the given equation\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"2y=64-8x\" Subtract \"8+x\" from both sides\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"2y=-8x%2B64\" Rearrange the equation\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"y=%28-8x%2B64%29%2F%282%29\" Divide both sides by \"2\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"y=%28-8%2F2%29x%2B%2864%29%2F%282%29\" Break up the fraction\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"y=-4x%2B32\" 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=-4\" and the y-intercept is \"b=32\"
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