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document.write( ": <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I need to find the slope intercept form for x-4y=8 I can't seem to find the answer, on the back of the book it states the answer as y=3x-2 please help. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #96221 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=solver91311><B>solver91311(24713)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=solver91311><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=solver91311><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=96221\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> To put an equation of the form <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=ax%2Bby=0 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"ax%2Bby=0\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > into 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;\" >, you simply solve the equation for y.  That means do anything legal to get a single y on the left side of the equal sign and everything else on the right.  Your problem is larger than just that.  Because either there is an error in the answer key in the back of your book, or you are looking at the wrong answer.  <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x-4y=8 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x-4y=8\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > is most assuredly not equivalent to <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y=3x-2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y=3x-2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Add -x to both sides:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Divide both sides by -4 (the coefficient on y)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The green line is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y=3x-2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y=3x-2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, and the red one is the correct <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y=x%2F4-2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y=x%2F4-2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > answer.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "If it is an error in the answer key, don't sweat it.  It certainly isn't the first time and highly unlikely to be the last. </SPAN>\n" );
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