SOLUTION: Find the slope of the line 4x+y=2

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Question 184853: Find the slope of the line
4x+y=2

Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) About Me  (Show Source):
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4x%2By=2 Start with the given equation.


y=2-4x Subtract 4x from both sides.


y=-4x%2B2 Rearrange the terms.


So the equation y=-4x%2B2 is now in slope intercept form y=mx%2Bb where the slope is m=-4 and the y-intercept is b=2