Question

What is the slope-intercept form of the linear equation 4x + 2y = 24?


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Answer 1

Slope-intercept form of an equation is y = mx + b, where m is the slope and b is the y-intercept.

To put this equation in the form of y = mx + b, we have to isolate the y.
4x+2y=24
4x+2y-4x=24-4x
2y=-4x+24
2y/2=-4x/2+24/2
y=-2x+12
In slope-intercept form, the equation is y = -2x + 12.