SOLUTION: 2x-4y=16 find slope

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Question 363125: 2x-4y=16 find slope
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2x-4y=16 Start with the given equation.


-4y=16-2x Subtract 2x from both sides.


-4y=-2x%2B16 Rearrange the terms.


y=%28-2x%2B16%29%2F%28-4%29 Divide both sides by -4 to isolate y.


y=%28%28-2%29%2F%28-4%29%29x%2B%2816%29%2F%28-4%29 Break up the fraction.


y=%281%2F2%29x-4 Reduce.


So the equation y=%281%2F2%29x-4 is now in slope intercept form y=mx%2Bb where the slope is m=1%2F2 and the y-intercept is b=-4 note: the y-intercept is the point