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Question 80482: how i do this: x+2y=8
Answer by checkley75(3666) About Me  (Show Source):
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IF THIS IS A LINE EQUATON [Y=mX+b] THEN:
X+2Y=8
2Y=-X+8
Y=-X/2+8/2
Y=-X/2+4 THIS IS A LINE WITH A SLOPE (m) OF (-1/2) & A Y INTERCEPT (b) OF (4)
+graph%28+300%2C+200%2C+-10%2C+10%2C+-10%2C+10%2C+y+=+-x%2F2+%2B4+%29+ (graph 300x200 pixels, x from -10 to 10, y from -10 to 10, y = -x/2 +4).