document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=130556>Question 130556</A>This question is from textbook <A HREF=http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0395977258/algebrahomeworkh></A><BR>\n" );
document.write( ": <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Find the slope and y intercept of the line. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x-y=4.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I already found the y-intercept. That was easy. But now I'm stuck on finding the slope. <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x=4%2By ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x=4%2By\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Add y to both sides\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x-4=y ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x-4=y\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Subtract 4 from both sides\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y=x-4 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y=x-4\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Rearrange the equation\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So now the equation is in slope-intercept form <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y=mx%2Bb ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y=mx%2Bb\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > where the slope is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=m=1 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"m=1\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > and the y-intercept is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=b=-4 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"b=-4\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >. Note: the equation really looks like <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y=1x-4 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y=1x-4\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > </SPAN>\n" );
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