SOLUTION: A line has a slope of -1/2 the point(4,-4) where does the line cross the x and y axis?

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Question 824089: A line has a slope of -1/2 the point(4,-4) where does the line cross the x and y axis?
Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
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A line has a slope of -1/2 the point(4,-4)
where does the line cross the x and y axis?
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Form: y = mx + b
Solve for "b":
-4 = (-1/2)(4) + b
-4 = -2 + b
b = -2 (that is the y-intercept)
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Equation: y = (-1/2)x -2
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x-intercept...??
Solve (-1/2)x - 2 = 0
(-1/2)x = 2
x = -4 (that is the x-intercept)
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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