SOLUTION: Find the slope and y-intercept of the line 1. 2x + 4y - 1 = 0

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Question 778049: Find the slope and y-intercept of the line
1. 2x + 4y - 1 = 0
Answer by rothauserc(4718) About Me  (Show Source):
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we want to put the line formula into the standard form y = mx +b where m is slope and b is y intercept
we are given 2x + 4y - 1 = 0
2x +4y = 1
4y = -2x +1
y = -1/2 *x +1/4
slope = -1/2 and y intercept is 1/4 and the y-intercept is (0, 1/4)
graph of line y = -1/2 *x +1/4 is
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