SOLUTION: -2x+4y=12 Find the slope intercept

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Question 402837: -2x+4y=12 Find the slope intercept
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) About Me  (Show Source):
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-2x%2B4y=12 Start with the given equation.


4y=12%2B2x Add 2x to both sides.


4y=2x%2B12 Rearrange the terms.


y=%282x%2B12%29%2F%284%29 Divide both sides by 4 to isolate y.


y=%28%282%29%2F%284%29%29x%2B%2812%29%2F%284%29 Break up the fraction.


y=%281%2F2%29x%2B3 Reduce.


So the equation y=%281%2F2%29x%2B3 is now in slope intercept form y=mx%2Bb where the slope is m=1%2F2 and the y-intercept is b=3 note: the y-intercept is the point