SOLUTION: Please, I need your help me with this problem. Find the slope, y-intercept, and sketch the graph of the equation 4x + y = 0

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Question 148718: Please, I need your help me with this problem.
Find the slope, y-intercept, and sketch the graph of the equation 4x + y = 0
Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
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4x%2By=0
First, put the equation into slope-intercept form,
y=mx%2Bb
in your case,
y=-4x
Comparing to the general form, the slope, m, is then,
m=-4
and the y-intercept, b, is,
b=0
To graph, start at (0,0) and draw a line with slope -4.
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