SOLUTION: Find the slope, if it exists x + 8y = 16

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Question 148026: Find the slope, if it exists
x + 8y = 16
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) About Me  (Show Source):
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x+%2B+8y+=+16 Start with the given equation.


8y=16-x Subtract x from both sides.


y=%2816-x%29%2F%288%29 Divide both sides by 8 to isolate y.


y=-%281%2F8%29x%2B2 Simplify.


So the equation is now in slope intercept form y=mx%2Bb where the slope is m=-1%2F8 and the y-intercept is b=2, which is the point (0,2).